We demonstrate that, although the two phosphatases of the Calvin–Benson cycle of photosynthesis [sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase (SBPase) and fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase)] share extensive structural homology, their redox-regulatory disulfides are incorporated in strikingly different positions, in agreement with an independent evolutionary origin of each enzyme.

A new research reports that a novel and inexpensive technique for producing artemisinin, the main ingredient in the most effective treatment for malaria, could help meet global demands for the drug. Artemisinin is produced in low yields by the herb known as sweet wormwood, Artemisia annua.

An international team of scientists, led by the University of Melbourne and the University of Cambridge has identified several proteins that are essential in the assembly of the protein machinery that makes cellulose. The scientists discovered that the proteins are located in an intracellular compartment called the Golgi where proteins are sorted and modified.

A study published in Asian Biotechnology and Development Review reveals the attitudes of subject matter experts (SMEs) from the United States towards governance of genome editing. Gene editing technologies allow faster editing of several genes through mutational, cisgenic, or transgenic techniques. Such novel approaches challenge regulations on genetic engineering, which are based on the first generation of technologies.

Agriculture ministers from the world's 20 major economies convened in Xi'an, China on June 3, 2016 for the 2016 G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting to discuss global agricultural development and cooperation. The G20 ministers were joined by ministers from guest countries, and leaders of international organizations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Small, fast growing wild fish could be crucial allies in the race to end hunger in some of the world's most chronically poor and underfed regions, according to a new FAO report on fisheries in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa.

An international team of researchers has sequenced the two wild parent species of the domesticated petunia. The study reveals petunia's complicated genetic history, having undergone one whole genome triplication shared with all the Solanaceae, and identifies an especially dynamic portion of the genome containing genes for color and scent.

At the Việt Nam Agriculture Outlook conference held by the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD), in collaboration with the National Assembly Office, experts said that adopting agricultural technology to improve product quality would enable the agricultural sector to confront external shocks like the impacts of climate change or exchange rate policies.

The two agencies launched a new e-learning course designed for use by agricultural policymakers, programme designers and implementers, researchers and statisticians, to ensure that child labour prevention measures are included in agricultural and rural development programmes, in particular those targeting poor smallholders. The course covers all sectors: crops, livestock, forestry, and fisheries and aquaculture.

Together with researchers from Nanjing Agricultural University in China, Dr. Tony Miller from the John Innes Centre (JIC) has developed rice crops with an improved ability to manage their own pH levels, enabling them to take up significantly more nitrogen, iron, and phosphorous from soil and increase yield by up to 54 percent.