Study reveals mechanisms of drought response in plants
UNL biologists have published a new study that lays bare several roots of how plants respond to drought.
UNL biologists have published a new study that lays bare several roots of how plants respond to drought.
Biotechnology
Jun 29, 2015
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A University of Michigan researcher and colleagues at the University of Georgia and elsewhere have identified the most underfunded countries in the world for biodiversity conservation. They found that 40 of the most poorly ...
Ecology
Jul 1, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When you're a tiny creature in a vast ocean it pays to hang out with the right crowd, regardless of whether they are related to you or not, a new study into the amazingly diverse world of marine microbes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 9, 2011
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A plant may start to prime its defenses as soon as it gets a whiff of a male fly searching for a mate, according to Penn State entomologists. Once tall goldenrod plants smell a sex attractant emitted by true fruit fly males, ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 17, 2012
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A report released today by the National Research Council presents a new framework for K-12 science education that identifies the key scientific ideas and practices all students should learn by the end of high school. The ...
Other
Jul 19, 2011
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Dr. George H. Herbig, astronomer emeritus at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a member of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, has died at the age of 93. He joined the faculty of the UH Institute for Astronomy ...
Astronomy
Oct 16, 2013
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The cause of potato late blight and the Great Irish Famine of the 1840s has been tracked to a pretty, alpine valley in central Mexico, which is ringed by mountains and now known to be the ancestral home of one of the most ...
Biotechnology
Jun 2, 2014
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Scientific controversies, from problems replicating results - such as with the now debunked association between autism and MMR vaccines - to researcher misconduct and sensationalism, have led to speculation of "trouble at ...
Other
Jun 25, 2015
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RNA is a fundamental ingredient in all known forms of life—so when RNA goes awry, a lot can go wrong. RNA misregulation plays a critical role in the development of many disorders, such as mental disability, autism and cancer.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 20, 2015
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A U.S. survey of astronomers puts the search for extraterrestrial life at the top of their to-do list for the next 10 years.
Astrobiology
Nov 4, 2021
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