A new study has revealed insights into how cells sense and respond to the weightlessness experienced in space. The information could be useful for keeping astronauts healthy on future space missions.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 28, 2023
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As one of the major blue carbon ecosystems, mangroves provide critical ecosystem services in mitigating global climate change. However, future complex and variable climate conditions may lead to the uncertainty in trajectories ...
Ecology
Mar 20, 2023
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Environmental factors, including pollution, that might help 'superbugs' become resistant to antibiotics is set to be investigated by the University of Surrey. Findings will help address this serious public health problem ...
Ecology
Jan 17, 2023
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In plants, producing highly vigorous seeds capable of germinating and establishing seedlings is vital for their propagation and is a valuable trait in crops. Plant seeds obtain germination capacity during the late seed maturation ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 20, 2022
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Fleshy fruits are an important part of the human diet. They provide vitamins, carotenoids, flavonoids and other health-promoting nutrients. Because most of the fruit nutritional and sensory quality traits are determined at ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 9, 2022
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Were it not for the COVID-19 pandemic, an important discovery about the development of nematodes—elongated cylindrical worms—might not have been made.
Evolution
Dec 7, 2022
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Maize (Zea mays) is an important food, feed, and bioenergy crop that plays a pivotal strategic role in food security, while insect pests seriously affect the yield and quality of maize. Benzoxazinoids (BXDs) and volatile ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 16, 2022
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The Qinling Mountains, which run east-west and serve as the geographical boundary between northern and southern China as well as the climatic demarcation line between the subtropical and warm temperate zones in China, are ...
Ecology
Nov 15, 2022
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Cats are popular pets. At times, their aggression towards humans and other problematic behavior poses challenges to our co-existence with them and can even result in giving up the pet. The causes underlying problematic behavior ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 7, 2022
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For decades, cancer researchers have longed for a way to target a set of proteins called transcription factors. While we've long known that tumors use these proteins to grow out of control, their unique configurations meant ...
Biotechnology
Nov 3, 2022
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