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New CRISPR method allows stable knock-in of large genes.

Major progress on the CRISPR front. With the help of CRISPR/Cas, IPB scientists and French partners have succeeded in integrating larger DNA…

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Arabidopsis F-box protein prolongs JA-based defense response. Commentary in Molecular Plant.

As highly respected jasmonate experts, Claus Wasternack and Bettina Hause recently had the honor of…

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Sesquiterpene lactones: A comprehensive review of fascinating natural products.

IPB scientists, together with Dutch and Canadian partners, have recently published a review on sesquiterpene lactones…

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Out of the plant - into the yeast! Modern diterpene production through biotechnology.

IPB scientists have recently generated a substantial library of diterpenoids by combinatorial biosynthesis. In a…

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Machine learning-assisted LOV protein engineering.

LOV photoreceptors control light-dependent processes such as phototropism in higher plants, but are also found in algae, fungi, and bacteria. They…

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Localization of the Arabidopsis Oleoyl Δ12 Desaturase FAD2.

The amount of unsaturated phospholipids in plant cell membranes is crucial for the optimal function of these membranes, especially in…

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Multicolor pigments in tobacco.

Transient expression of biosynthetic enzymes in the leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana is a very efficient and currently popular way to produce complex secondary…

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