Climate change and food security are two of the greatest challenges facing humanity. At Swinburne, Professor Mark Adams is exploring how legumes can play a role in sustainable agriculture.
Environment
May 11, 2018
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(Phys.org) -- The crystal structure of a protein in a bacterium being studied for its renewable energy potential suggests that the protein's biological function may be unique to a process leading to hydrogen gas production, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists led by Montana State University has discovered the "when" of a major event that led to the evolution of complex life on Earth.
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2011
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Rutgers researchers have discovered that nitrogen-fixing bacteria hidden within leaf cells could lead to more efficient and sustainable methods of crop cultivation.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 8, 2022
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With increasing attention toward generating cost-effective biochemical conversion methods for producing biofuels, it helps to follow the leaders who have perfected the process. The mere Reticulitermes flavipes, or eastern ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 28, 2013
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and UC Santa Cruz scientists have detected a previously hypothesized class of nitrogen fixation in the surface ocean.
Ecology
Nov 18, 2022
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UT Arlington researchers focusing on the Amazon recently found that widespread conversion from rainforest to pastureland has significant effects on microorganism communities that may lead to a reduction in the region's role ...
Environment
Jan 7, 2014
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Earth's vast habitats from the poles to the equator have robust capacity to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere due to previously undiscovered rock nitrogen weathering reactions that distribute natural fertilizers ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2021
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In northern Scandinavia, shrubs expand into the tundra, where fixation of nitrogen from the air is mostly performed by cyanobacteria associated with mosses. Additionally, enhanced nitrogen fixation stimulates plant growth. ...
Environment
Mar 16, 2017
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Farmers often are required to apply nitrogen fertilizers to their crops to maintain quality and improve yields. Worldwide, farmers used more than 100 million tons of nitrogen in 2011, according to the United Nations Food ...
Ecology
Jul 10, 2015
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