A small but mighty microbe that can safely extract the rare earth and other critical elements for building everything from satellites to solar panels has another superpower: capturing carbon dioxide.
Cell & Microbiology
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Oxidoreductases are key enzymes in biocatalysis, but their dependence on the cofactor nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate) (NAD(P)) presents challenges due to its high consumption and associated costs. Improving ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 4, 2025
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On the surface (you're welcome for the joke), Venus is not even close to being hospitable to life. But that's not the end of the story.
Astrobiology
Jun 4, 2025
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Iron deficiency in pregnant mice may lead to the development of ovaries in a small proportion of offspring carrying XY chromosomes, which typically determine male sex. The findings, published in Nature this week, reveal a ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 4, 2025
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The 2025 growing season is in full swing, and weed control remains a top concern for row crop producers. Experts at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture are continuing to provide research-based recommendations ...
Agriculture
Jun 4, 2025
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A new study has revealed for the first time that ancient carbon, stored in landscapes for thousands of years or more, can find its way back to the atmosphere as CO₂ is released from the surfaces of rivers.
Earth Sciences
Jun 4, 2025
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Hot air holds more moisture. That's why you can blow your hair dry even after a steamy shower. It's also what dumps rain in the tropics and sucks water from desert soils.
Earth Sciences
Jun 4, 2025
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A research group in Korea has discovered a novel natural antimicrobial peptide, "Hirunipin-2," from the salivary glands of the medicinal leech (Hirudo nipponia) using cutting-edge imaging technology, demonstrating that the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 4, 2025
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Lands inhabited by Indigenous peoples in the tropics host much of the world's biodiversity. An estimated 60 million Indigenous people around the world directly depend on tropical forests for survival, and in turn, many Indigenous ...
Nitrates in the atmosphere reduce air quality and play an important role in climate change. An international team led by Hokkaido University researchers has revealed how chemical processes in the atmosphere have led to persistently ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 4, 2025
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