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Scientists unravel the two-way molecular inner dialogue of seeds

Scientists unravel the two-way molecular inner dialogue of seeds

January 26, 2020 |

In Germany, plant physiologists from the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, the Universities of Geneva, Lausanne and the University of Lyon have jointly tracked down the internal molecular dialogue between the embryo and endosperm, genetically two different organisms, that is required for seed development. The communication of the embryo and the surrounding endosperm is based […]

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BASF to Buy Bayer’s Seed Assets for Billions

BASF to Buy Bayer’s Seed Assets for Billions

October 21, 2017 |

In New Jersey, BASF agreed to buy almost all of Bayer’s seed assets including LibertyLink seeds and chemistry for $7 billion, assuming the Bayer acquisition of Monsanto goes through. If all goes as planned, BASF will gain 1,800 Bayer employees, 700 of them in North America and 81 Bayer sites. This is BASF’s first time […]

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