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‘Build what you love’ is the theme of the inaugural class at Fiocruz Bahia
By Fiocruz Bahia  Marking the beginning of the academic activities, on March 11th, at 09:00 am, the inaugural class of the graduate programs in Biotechnology in Health and Investigative Medicine (PgBSMI), in Human and Experimental Pathology (PgPAT/ UFBA-Fiocruz Bahia) and in Clinical Research ( PPgPCT ). The lecture entitled  “Build what you...
OpenCon talks about Science Education exchange for Sustainable Development
By Lorraine Chuen for OpenCon At SeeSD, our mission is to promote STEM education in Senegal through Open Educational Resources and hands-on workshops. To this extent, we offer regular STEM hands-on workshops and training opportunities focusing on K-20 students. The first phase of our project is focused on K-12 students; we have offered workshops...
Amplification of ABA biosynthesis and signaling through a positive feedback mechanism in seeds
By Mariko Nonogaki, Khadidiatou Sall, Eiji Nambara, Hiroyuki Nonogaki [Published on Onlinelibrary.wiley.com] Summary Abscisic acid is an essential hormone for seed dormancy. Our previous study using the plant gene switch system, a chemically induced gene expression system, demonstrated that induction of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED), a...