Buffelgrass is a highly invasive perennial found in arid regions around the globe. It is known to reduce the biodiversity of native ecosystems and to increase the frequency and intensity of wildfires.
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2023
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Contaminated drinking water poses a major threat to our health. However, various pollutants such as pesticides, herbicides, hormones, medicines and other chemical compounds cannot be completely removed from groundwater with ...
Materials Science
Apr 12, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, found that even very low levels of glyphosate-based herbicide residues have a negative effect on endophytic microbes associated with garden strawberry.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 6, 2023
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Black swallowwort is a difficult to control invasive vine that thrives in natural areas and perennial cropping systems across northeastern North America. To date, though, no scientific studies have been conducted to determine ...
Ecology
Jan 19, 2023
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Bees may be at risk from exposure to glyphosate—an active ingredient in some of the EU's most commonly used weedkillers—via contaminated wildflower nectar, according to new research from Trinity and DCU scientists.
Ecology
Jan 17, 2023
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A recent report by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found more than 80 percent of urine samples from children and adults in the U.S. contained the herbicide glyphosate. A study by Florida Atlantic ...
Ecology
Aug 23, 2022
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High usage and unreasonable methods have caused excessive residues of glyphosate in agricultural products, so it's necessary to find rapid and highly selective methods for detecting glyphosate residues. Laboratory instrument–based ...
Biochemistry
Jun 20, 2022
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Bumblebee colonies exposed to glyphosate are significantly affected in times of resource scarcity. Dr. Anja Weidenmüller, biologist at the Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behavior at the University of Konstanz, ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 2, 2022
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The conversation around genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is becoming more positive, according to new Alliance for Science research analyzing traditional and social media trends on biotechnology.
Biotechnology
Mar 29, 2022
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A new study finds that glyphosate residues in soil affect phytohormones in aboveground plant parts. Academy of Finland funded postdoctoral researcher Dr. Benjamin Fuchs investigates the effects of herbicide residues in soil ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 14, 2022
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