Yazhong Wang (汪亚中)
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Yazhong Wang (汪亚中)
@yazhongwang.bsky.social
Principal Investigator at IGDBCAS. Meiosis is pretty awesome! #meiosis4ever #Sexual reproduction & asexual reproduction (synthetic apomixis). Haploid induction, Polyploid Genome Design, #PlantBreeding. @MPIPZ
https://genetics.cas.cn/wangyazhong
🌱 CENH3 new story!
By fine-tuning CENH3 with the RPS5a promoter, researchers achieved 66.7% haploid induction in Arabidopsis at 22°C! 🌡️ Stacking gene tweaks boosted efficiency without harming plant health.
🔗 [DOI](doi.org/10.1016/j.xp...
May 4, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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📝Submit a challenge (title+<500 words) by March 31, 2025.🎁$200 gift card+publication!
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Check here: www.cell.com/the-innovati...
December 16, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Great breakthrough in crops! 🌱 🔥💥
Using prime editing, Xu Lab engineered heat-responsive genes to optimize source-sink relations in tomatoes & rice.
Higher yields (+33% 🍅, +25% 🌾) & climate-smart crops for a warming world!#CROCS
@cellpress.bsky.social
Check here: www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
December 13, 2024 at 10:47 PM
🌾 Just came across an amazing breakthrough in plant science! This novel study demonstrates high-frequency apomixis (>95% clonal seed production) with normal fertility in hybrid rice. 🚀 A huge step toward revolutionizing agriculture! 🌱
Check it out: www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
#Apomixis #ClonalSeeds
November 30, 2024 at 5:53 PM