Protection from the molecular shredder
Plants need to adjust to their environment. Adaptive responses include synthesizing new proteins and breaking down those that are no longer needed. For this...
Fix, not fight: Scientists help plants regenerate after injury
After injury, plants make a trade-off between repairing damaged tissue and ramping up their defenses, according to a new study. Understanding how plants regulate...
Fix, not fight: Scientists help plants regenerate after injury
After injury, plants make a trade-off between repairing damaged tissue and ramping up their defenses, according to a new study. Understanding how plants regulate...
Epigenetic effects of pollution persist for multiple generations in water fleas
A new study has shown that the effects of pollutants can be transmitted over many generations in water fleas and may persist long enough...
Cautiously optimistic: Study looks for riskiest tree disease spreaders, finds none
Fungal disease represents one of the greatest threats to tree industries and forests in the United States. They're carried by invasive wood borers from...
Japanese squirrels can consume ‘poisonous’ mushrooms
Often featured in fairytales, the red toadstool mushroom fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is toxic to humans and many animals. However, experts have observed that...
Interactions between bee gut microbiotas and pesticides
A major review has provided the first field-wide summary of how pesticide exposure affects social bee gut microbiotas and what pesticide-induced disturbances mean for...
Remote sensing technology reduces urban air pollution
Implementing roadside technology to detect high-emitting vehicles improves urban air quality.
Untangling a DNA replication mystery may lead to new antimalarial drugs
The function of an enzyme, critical to most forms of life, has been revealed.
Surprising discovery surrounding an iconic biochemical cycle
The Calvin-Benson cycle assimilates almost all the carbon in plants and is thus among the most important biochemical cycles for life on Earth. It...
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