Michigan profs push 'pee for peonies' urine diversion plan
A pair of University of Michigan researchers are putting the "pee" in peony.
Agriculture
May 13, 2022
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News tagged with essential nutrients
Supermountains controlled the evolution of life on Earth
Giant mountain ranges at least as high as the Himalayas and stretching up to 8,000 kilometers across entire supercontinents played a crucial role in the evolution of early life on Earth, according to a new study by researchers ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 3, 2022
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Why are certain heavy metals okay to eat? (video)
Heavy metals have a reputation for being dangerous, but some are essential nutrients that you can't live without. In this week's episode of Reactions, we explore why:
Materials Science
Dec 27, 2021
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Study reveals how bacterial pathogen adapts to nutritional stress
In order to cause disease, the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus must adapt to the changing host environment. Many of these adaptations are mediated through two-component signal transduction systems (TCSs) that coordinate ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 6, 2021
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Plant-based gummy candy helps vegans and vegetarians get their vitamins
Worldwide, millions of people follow vegan and vegetarian diets for religious, ethical, environmental or economic reasons. While these diets have purported health benefits, they can also lack essential nutrients, such as ...
Other
Nov 10, 2021
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'Gourmet' sprouts have potential to provide global nutrition security
Starting decades ago as fashionable, high-value gourmet greens, today microgreens have gained popularity among consumers for their nutritional profile and high content of antioxidant compounds. Now, a new study suggests that ...
Agriculture
Sep 29, 2021
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How an 'antibiotic' helps bacteria eat
For years, scientists have known that certain bacteria produce molecules that are toxic to other bacteria when there is competition for food and space. Now, Caltech researchers have discovered these so-called antibiotics ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 5, 2021
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Iron-carrying extracellular vesicles are key to respiratory viral-bacterial co-infection
The mechanism by which acute viral respiratory infections promote secondary bacterial growth and infection in the airways depends on iron-carrying extracellular sacs secreted by the cells lining the host's airways, report ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 26, 2021
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Geologists simulate soil conditions to help grow plants on Mars
Humankind's next giant step may be onto Mars. But before those missions can begin, scientists need to make scores of breakthrough advances, including learning how to grow crops on the red planet.
Space Exploration
Oct 27, 2020
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Study discovers how some single-cell organisms control microbiomes
Large swaths of single-celled eukaryotes, non-bacterial single-cell organisms like microalgae, fungi or mold, can control microbiomes (a collection of tiny microbes, mostly bacteria) by secreting unusual small molecules around ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 19, 2020
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