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Plants & Animals Aug 8, 2024

A review of the Epichloë festucae antifungal protein Efe-AfpA

A research team has reviewed the mechanisms behind endophyte-mediated disease resistance in strong creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra subsp. rubra) and identified the antifungal protein Efe-AfpA produced by Epichloë festucae ...

Plants & Animals Aug 8, 2024

Heat stress survival: Unraveling the HsfA2-ACTIN dynamics in lily varieties

A research team has identified that the heat stress transcription factor HsfA2 and actin-interacting protein (AIP) LACTIN interact at the protein level in Lilium longiflorum "White Heaven," mediating gene expression and protecting ...

Cell & Microbiology Aug 8, 2024

High nitrogen input promotes the redistribution of new organic carbon to deeper soil layers

Exogenous reactive nitrogen input has a profound effect on the carbon cycle of terrestrial ecosystems. Most current research on soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics in relation to nitrogen input has focused predominantly on ...

Plants & Animals Aug 8, 2024

A new mechanism for animal food caching behavior discovered

New research from Hebrew University proposes a novel, non-memory-based mechanism for how animals cache and retrieve food. Instead of relying on memory, the researchers suggest that animals use a neural mechanism similar to ...

Astronomy Aug 8, 2024

Gaia spots possible moons around hundreds of asteroids

ESA's star-surveying Gaia mission has again proven to be a formidable asteroid explorer, spotting potential moons around more than 350 asteroids not known to have a companion.

Planetary Sciences Aug 8, 2024

Astronomers discover two new super-Earths orbiting nearby stars

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected two new super-Earth exoplanets orbiting nearby M-dwarf stars. The newfound exoplanets, designated TOI-6002 b and ...

Plants & Animals Aug 8, 2024

New study is helping to understand and achieve species elements in the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Experts provide clarity on key terms for urgent species recovery actions to support the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework.

Paleontology & Fossils Aug 8, 2024

When mammoths roamed Vancouver Island: Paleontologists delve into beasts' history in the region

Mammoths, the massive pre-historic ice age cousins of the modern-day elephant, have always been understood to have inhabited parts of British Columbia, but the question of when has always been a bit woolly.

Earth Sciences Aug 8, 2024

Novel cloud monitoring algorithm enables enhanced accuracy

Researchers led by Prof. Husi Letu from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a novel algorithm for measuring cloud properties using neural networks.

Plants & Animals Aug 8, 2024

Mild drought preconditioning boosts tiller growth and resilience in perennial ryegrass

A research team has discovered that drought preconditioning accelerates tiller bud initiation and outgrowth in perennial ryegrass plants. This study revealed that mild drought stress followed by rewatering significantly promoted ...

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