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RNA sequencing of 750-year-old barley virus sheds new light on the Crusades
Scientists have for the first time sequenced an ancient RNA genome – of a barley virus once believed to be only 150 years old - pushing its origin back at least 2,000 years and revealing how intense farming at the time of the Crusades contributed to its spread.
The most important brassica vegetable worldwide will be protected from a damaging crop virus thanks to work from BBSRC-funded researchers.
Scientists have described a mechanism conferring resistance in brassica plants to Turnip mosaic virus, a discovery which it is hoped will lead to durable resistance being introduced into food crops, including the most important brassica crop worldwide (Brassica rapa).
Warwick scientists receive £500k to study ‘friendly’ and not so ‘friendly’ bacteria in dairy cows
The University of Warwick is leading a £500,000 project to improve dairy cow health by studying the bacteria present in milk.
New charity sows the seeds for better food security
A new charity based at the Universities of Warwick and Bath will use expert knowledge of plants to develop crops for the future and tackle the global issue of food security.
Scientists on a quest to develop a British baked bean
Scientists at the University of Warwick are using the latest DNA mapping techniques to allow British farmers to grow one of the UK’s favourite foods.
£100k award to boost real-world impact of bioscience research
The University of Warwick has been awarded a £100,000 grant to help its research create a bigger impact in society and the wider economy.