Arsenic shield for rice
Microbe mobilizes ‘iron shield’ to block arsenic uptake in rice
University of Delaware researchers have discovered a soil microbe that mobilizes an “iron shield” to block the uptake of toxic arsenic in rice. (more…)
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‘Life as Research Scientist’: Carla Spence, Biologist
Carla Spence is graduating with a Ph.D in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the University of Delaware in Summer 2014. She entered graduate school after receiving her B.S. in biology from the same University. She loves spending her leisure time with her husband, Sean, 2 years old son Trent, and her 8 months old daughter Callia. (more…)
Blunting rice disease
UD researchers aim to disarm a ‘cereal killer’
A fungus that kills an estimated 30 percent of the world’s rice crop may finally have met its match, thanks to a research discovery made by scientists at the University of Delaware and the University of California at Davis. (more…)