A succession of distinct but surprising microbial communities populate apple blossoms during the flowers' life cycle, suggesting that the bacteria have a carefully regulated relationship with the common fruit tree, say Yale ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 27, 2013
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Several naturally occurring antibiotics can control disease and promote crop health, offering an alternative to chemicals currently used in farming.
Biotechnology
Feb 18, 2013
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Organic matter is important for soil health and crop productivity. While an indicator of soil quality, a lot of organic matter is in extremely stable forms, and the nutrients in such forms are difficult for plants to use. ...
Other
Feb 11, 2013
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In the past decade, research has revealed a wide range of organism responses to ocean acidification – the decline of seawater pH due to an uptake of man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) by the ocean. Laboratory and field experiments ...
Environment
Jan 18, 2013
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Need some blood work done? There might soon be an app for that.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 29, 2012
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The doctoral dissertation of Milja Vepsäläinen, M.Sc. (microbiology), prepared at the Finnish Environment Institute, involved developing a test pattern designed to measure soil biological diversity. The aim is to measure ...
Environment
Nov 9, 2012
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Global warming is well-known for its effect on the climate. But it also poses a threat to the world's ecosystems. University of Toronto researcher Benjamin Gilbert wants to know more about that process.
Ecology
Sep 25, 2012
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In the waters off the North Carolina coast, historically-significant World War II submarines and shipwrecks rest on the seafloor, a testament to a relatively unknown chapter in U.S. history. According to a new NOAA report, ...
Ecology
Aug 25, 2011
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A free online portal is providing deep-sea researchers and managers with new tools for finding and accessing information on the biological communities that live on seamounts (undersea mountains), facilitating improved management ...
Other
Mar 12, 2009
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