Leaving some weeds between crops can help to combat pests on agricultural land, according to a new study carried out by the University of Bonn. This step has particularly positive effects in combination with other measures: ...
Agriculture
Jun 25, 2024
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New research shows that the flavoring of various soft cheeses is due in part to the bacteria that colonize them during the ripening process. The research is published in Microbiology Spectrum.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 16, 2022
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While corrosion resistance, durability and low cost make plastic a very efficient resource, one of its major drawbacks is the harm it poses to the environment. According to a report from Greenpeace U.S., 51 million tons of ...
Biochemistry
Nov 7, 2022
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Time is running out, say researchers who are proposing a framework to guide the safe use of microbes to restore global biodiversity loss.
Ecology
Aug 1, 2022
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Emerging evidence suggests that microbes in the digestive system have a big influence on human health and may play a role in the onset of disease throughout the body. Now, in a study appearing in ACS Chemical Biology, scientists ...
Biochemistry
May 2, 2018
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Scientists from the Microbiology Department of the Faculty of Biology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University have discovered a new strain of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) that could be promising as a biopreservative for food ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 7, 2016
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Drugs for livestock can harm beneficial organisms that break down dung. Therefore newly developed medical substances need to be tested on single species in the lab. An international research group including evolutionary biologists ...
Ecology
Jul 27, 2016
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Control and monitoring of disease-vector insects are critical to global health, as insect vectors spread pathogens among humans, animals and agricultural products, creating worldwide strain on health care and food resources. ...
Optics & Photonics
May 24, 2016
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The smell of cut grass in recent years has been identified as the plant's way of signalling distress, but new research says the aroma also summons beneficial insects to the rescue.
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2014
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(Phys.org) —How do organisms adapt over time? Do they evolve through a series of small beneficial steps as envisioned by Charles Darwin, or through a series of rare but large jumps? Or through a combination of both?
Evolution
Jun 28, 2013
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