Global food security concerns impact greatly on the United Nation's Sustainable
Development Goals, which are heavily focused on eradicating hunger by 2030. The Global …

Epigenetic silencing is a natural phenomenon in which the expression of genes is regulated
through modifications of DNA, RNA, or histone proteins. It is a mechanism for defending host …

Combinatorial nuclear transformation is a novel method for the rapid production of multiplex-
transgenic plants, which we have used to dissect and modify a complex metabolic pathway …

Drought is the major constraint to rice production in rainfed areas across Asia and sub-
Saharan Africa. In the context of current and predicted water scarcity, increasing irrigation is …

The genomics revolution has taught us that a great deal of information can be derived from
studying many genes or proteins at the same time. We are beginning to see this approach …

Medicinal and aromatic plants have always been intimately linked with human health and
culture. Plant-derived medicines constitute a substantial component of present day human …

A series of small-molecule microbicides has been developed for vaginal delivery to prevent
heterosexual HIV transmission, but results from human clinical trials have been …

Molecular pharming is a cost-effective platform for the production of recombinant proteins in
plants. Although the biopharmaceutical industry still relies on a small number of …

Diatoms are photosynthetic microeukaryotes that dominate phytoplankton populations and
have increasing applicability in biotechnology. Uncovering their complex biology and …

Climate change leads to frequent alterations in environmental factors with a reciprocal
impact on crop productivity. Over the last few decades, various approaches have been used …