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Do or die: How soybeans tackle nematode invaders

"Fight-or-flight" is not an option for plants, unfortunately, when it comes to pathogen attacks. Instead, plants opt for "do-or-die." A deeper insight into the genetic mechanisms that enable plants to resist pathogen infections ...

Harvest smarter, not harder: Machine learning meets tomato farming

A research team led by Dr. David Helman from the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has developed a novel machine learning model employing hyperspectral imaging to assess the ...

Toward video generative models of the molecular world

As the capabilities of generative AI models have grown, you've probably seen how they can transform simple text prompts into hyperrealistic images and even extended video clips.

New tool enables phylogenomic analyses of entire genomes

Researchers led by electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a better way to perform the comparative analysis of entire genomes. This approach can be used to study relationships between ...

From root to shoot: How silicon powers plant resilience

Silicon (Si) is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, found in large quantities in soil. While Si is not essential for land plants, many plants, such as rice and grasses, have used Si to develop powerful defense mechanisms ...

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Peptides that can remove microplastics identified
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Machine learning and 3D printing yield steel-strong, foam-light materials
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Behavior-based dependency networks can shape the resilience of cities following economic shocks
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Study points to South America—not Mexico—as birthplace of Irish potato famine pathogen
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Engineering the first semimetallic Weyl quantum crystal
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New technique to detect dark matter uses atomic clocks and lasers
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Deep-ultraviolet laser microscope reveals diamond's nanoscale transport behaviors
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Study uncovers role of tissue viscoelasticity in cell response

To the casual eye, a memory foam mattress would appear to have no relationship to the behavior of cells and tissues. But an innovative study carried out at the Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid shows ...

Hormone receptor structure reveals how it functions in heart disease

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have determined the full-length structure of a blood pressure-regulating hormone receptor for the first time, uncovering how it functions, which may enable better drug targeting of the receptor ...