Rice blast fungus discovery will drive crop innovation
A secret weapon used by the killer rice blast fungus to infect host plants has been discovered in new research.
Biotechnology
Oct 16, 2019
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Insect or virus? How plants know
Most plants have plenty of enemies, from insects and other grazing creatures to various diseases, droughts and many other stressors.
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2019
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Why multipartite viruses infect plants rather than animals
Neither living nor non-living, viruses are generally strange. Among viruses, multipartite viruses are among the most peculiar—their genome is not packed into many particles rather than one. Multipartite viruses primarily ...
General Physics
Oct 2, 2019
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Poo's clues: Moose droppings indicate Isle Royale ecosystem health
Given the choice between ice cream and vegetables, for many people it'll be the ice cream. But sometimes it depends on the situation. If you'd eaten ice cream every day for a week, you might prefer the salad. Human preferences ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 13, 2019
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Cell biology: Compartments and complexity
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) biologists have taken a closer look at the subcellular distribution of proteins and metabolic intermediates in a model plant. The results of the study provide new insights into the dynamics ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 13, 2019
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When naproxen breaks down, toads croak
A new study in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry takes a harder look at the effects a common anti-inflammatory medication and its degradation products have on amphibians. There have been many studies that review the ...
Ecology
Aug 12, 2019
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Managing the ups and downs of coffee production
Each day, more than 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide.
Ecology
Jun 26, 2019
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Team proposes stochastic model to explain microbiome composition
All living things—from the simplest animal and plant organisms to the human body—live closely together with an enormous abundance of microbial symbionts, which colonise the insides and outsides of their tissues. The functional ...
Evolution
Jun 20, 2019
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Mathematician's breakthrough on non-toxic pest control that doesn't harm bees
A University of Sussex mathematician, Dr. Konstantin Blyuss, working with biologists at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, has developed a chemical-free way to precisely target a parasitic worm that destroys wheat ...
Biotechnology
May 2, 2019
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Family quarrels in seeds reveal the ways parents and offspring sometimes evolve in conflicting directions
It's spring, finally—and in the tree branches a battle is brewing. A robin returns to her nest with an earthworm. Her nestlings all beg, but only one will get this meal. And while Mom has an interest in making sure that ...
Evolution
Apr 22, 2019
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