Drifting from farm to traditional healing and ethnopharmacology, several valuable ferns belonging to the genus Blechnum are potential remedies for diverse complaints. Despite their significance, their herbal utilizations ...
Biochemistry
Sep 21, 2022
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Co-occurrence of numerous closely related species at a local scale is a hallmark of diverse tropical forests. However, identifying the factors that permit closely related species to co-exist in species-rich tropical forests ...
Ecology
Aug 29, 2022
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Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not essential for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and CRAGE technologies.
Biochemistry
Aug 23, 2022
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Recently, scientists from Nanjing Agricultural University summarized the current state of Apiaceae research, including traditional and molecular breeding practices, bioactive compounds, medicinal applications, nanotechnology, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 18, 2022
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Recently, scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences summarized recent research progress on defense responses of horticultural crops to fungal pathogens and novel strategies to regulate the induction of plant resistance, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 17, 2022
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Land plants evolved 470 million years ago from algae and have since reshaped our world. Throughout their evolution, ferns have undergone a series of changes that have helped them survive on land. For the first time, researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2022
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Japan's agricultural sector produced 32.3 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, accounting for 2.8% of the country's total emissions. Nearly a quarter of that stems from enteric fermentation within livestock. ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2022
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The communities formed by human gut microbes can now be predicted more accurately with a new computer model developed in a collaboration between biologists and engineers, led by the University of Michigan and the University ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 7, 2022
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In a new study published in Nature Chemical Biology, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have revealed the molecular mechanics of a cell-surface molecule that is a potential immunotherapy target. Using ...
Biochemistry
Jun 20, 2022
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The chemical composition of lichens depends on the basis (substrate) on which they grow. In this way lichens adapt to adverse conditions—such as a high level of acidity (low pH) or the presence of toxic metals. A new property ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2022
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