Flowers in plants are typically arranged into branched clusters called inflorescences. As flowers produce the seeds and the fruits, inflorescence architecture—the level of branching as well as the final numbers of flowers ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 5, 2023
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In a headline-making move, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently approved the first honeybee vaccine against American foulbrood disease, a bacterial illness that has partially contributed to dramatic drops in U.S. honeybee ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 16, 2023
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For most people living in Canada, mosquitoes are nothing more than a summertime nuisance, intruding on nights at the cottage and evenings around the campfire. But for millions of people around the world, particularly in the ...
Biotechnology
Feb 8, 2023
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Proteins and enzymes perform several key functions inside the human body. To design a functional protein, it is important to be able to control the structure of protein folds and understand the relationship between the sequence, ...
Biotechnology
Dec 14, 2022
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DNA methylation is a biological process through which methyl groups are added to the DNA (genetic material). It is used as an epigenetic, i.e., a non-genetic strategy by prokaryotes to perform an array of functions such as ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 7, 2022
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The term "microplastic" (MP) was coined in 2004, and marine plastics started attracting public attention. In particular, the progress of MP research since the Elmau Summit in 2015 has been remarkable.
Environment
Nov 17, 2022
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Throughout evolution, individual cells have been making successful decisions on their own, even while forming parts of vast networks, such as neurons and glia in the human brain. Now scientists from King Abdullah University ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 25, 2022
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An important East Coast shellfish industry is projected to suffer revenue losses as offshore wind energy develops along the U.S. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts, according to two Rutgers studies.
Ecology
Jun 22, 2022
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New research using computer vision to analyze tens of thousands of butterfly specimens in the Natural History Museum's collection has found that some British butterflies are getting bigger in response to climate change.
Evolution
Apr 5, 2022
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Mathematicians at the University of Leicester have developed a new mathematical model which could greatly increase the efficiency of pest control and hence significantly reduce the impact of pests on crops whilst minimizing ...
Ecology
Feb 10, 2022
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