Lowest temperature for life discovered
Scientists have pinpointed the lowest temperature at which simple life can live and grow.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 21, 2013
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News tagged with seeds
New study eyes nutrition-rich chia seed for potential to improve human health
Oregon State University scientists have sequenced the chia genome and in doing so provided a blueprint for future research that capitalizes on the nutritional and human health benefits of the plant.
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 14, 2023
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Five things to know about Bayer and Monsanto
The second cancer victim in a year to win a surprise victory against US pesticide maker Monsanto raises the prospect of a flood of similar lawsuits, potentially leaving the firm's new German owner Bayer with a major case ...
Business
Mar 20, 2019
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Students recreate 5,000-year-old Chinese beer recipe
On a recent afternoon, a small group of students gathered around a large table in one of the rooms at the Stanford Archaeology Center.
Archaeology
Feb 8, 2017
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Scampering dogs in Chile help restore burnt forests
Forest fires in Chile ravaged vast swathes of land this year, leaving patches once thick with sturdy old trees reduced to burnt landscapes. Now, three plucky dogs are helping replant it all.
Ecology
Jun 30, 2017
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Key ingredient in mass extinctions could boost food, biofuel production
Hydrogen sulfide, the pungent stuff often referred to as sewer gas, is a deadly substance implicated in several mass extinctions, including one at the end of the Permian period 251 million years ago that wiped out more than ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 17, 2013
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Rice breeding breakthrough could feed billions
An international team has succeeded in propagating a commercial hybrid rice strain as a clone through seeds with 95 percent efficiency. This could lower the cost of hybrid rice seed, making high-yielding, disease resistant ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 10, 2023
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Let it snow: Researchers put cloud seeding to the test
For the first time, researchers have used radar and other tools to accurately measure the volume of snow produced through cloud seeding.
Earth Sciences
Feb 24, 2020
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Rainforest plant developed sonar dish to attract pollinating bats
The researchers discovered that a rainforest vine, pollinated by bats, has evolved dish-shaped leaves with such conspicuous echoes that nectar-feeding bats can find its flowers twice as fast by echolocation. The study is ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 28, 2011
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Largest plant on Earth is 4,500 years old: A 180 km seagrass field found to be one immense clonal plant
Australian researchers have located what is believed to be the largest plant on Earth—and they estimate it's at least 4,500 years old.
Plants & Animals
Jun 1, 2022
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