A wide range of pea phenotypes are cultivated at the Shenzhen Germplasm Resource Nursery. [Photo provided to China Daily] Mendel's work led to the discovery of genetic inheritance and the laws of ...

Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits.

NEET 2026 aspirants should strategically prioritize Biology chapters, as it constitutes 50% of the exam. Human Physiology and ...

Genomic research holds incredible promise for improving human health, but one major challenge has slowed its progress: confusion over reference sequences. These sequences serve as blueprints for ...

Phenotypic diversity in the seven traits of pea plants. [Photo provided to China Daily] A team of international scientists, mainly from China and the United Kingdom, has jointly identified the genetic ...

Meta Description: Mendel's pea plant study, rediscovered in 1900, laid the foundation for genetics, with new insights revealed in 2025.

A new, rapid testing method will greatly help the diagnosis of rare diseases in babies and children, according to research presented to the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics.

A new,  blood-based method of analysing thousands of proteins in a single, untargeted test will greatly help the diagnosis of rare diseases in babies and children, avoiding what is sometimes ...

A global team mapped pea genomic diversity, advancing breeding research, revisiting Mendel’s traits, and boosting sustainable agriculture. Gregor Mendel’s pioneering experiments with pea plants laid ...

Chayut, head of the germplasm resources group at the John Innes Centre, worked with Ellis, a long-time pea genetics expert, to select more than 700 samples from the institute's Pisum collection.

A team of international scientists, mainly from China and the United Kingdom, has jointly identified the genetic variants behind all seven traits used by Gregor Mendel more than 160 years ago to ...

The iconic pea plant experiments of Gregor Mendel laid the foundations for the science of genetics. Now 160 years on, an international research collaboration has used genomics, bioinformatics and ...