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The remains of a medieval skeleton has shown the first physical evidence that a fern plant could have been used for medicinal purposes in...

It takes three: The genetic mutations that made rice cultivation possible

New research suggests that the historical emergence of cultivated rice from wild rice plants resulted from a combination of three gene mutations that make...

Ragweed compounds could protect nerve cells from Alzheimer’s

As spring arrives in the northern hemisphere, many people are cursing ragweed, a primary culprit in seasonal allergies. But scientists might have discovered a...

New branch on tree of life includes ‘lions of the microbial world’

There's a new branch on the tree of life and it's made up of predators that nibble their prey to death. These microbial predators...

Genome of Fall Armyworm decoded: Moth pest is invading Africa

As part of an international consortium, researchers have sequenced one of the first genomes of a moth from the superfamily Noctuoidea: Spodoptera frugiperda, or...

Young aphids piggyback on adult aphids to get to safety faster

Young aphids may ride on the backs of adult aphids to get back to the safety of a host plant quicker, according to a...

Indigenous Nations’ environmental stewardship in tackling invasive species

As invasive species are threatening ecological habitats throughout the US and Canada, the role of Indigenous nations as environmental stewards has often been overlooked,...

Tasmanian devil populations continue to decline

Ongoing monitoring of wild Tasmanian devils shows that overall population numbers are continuing to decline, due to the presence of devil facial tumor disease.

How gene silencing works in plants

Scientists have recently published a study that means an advance in the knowledge of epigenetic regulation by means of Polycomb-group proteins in plants.

The holm oak transcriptome is rebuilt, a key step towards understanding its biology

This research is a starting point in order to comprehend how this tree behaves during situations of stress at a molecular level.

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