Commercial truck electrification is within reach
Researchers make the case for prioritizing public policy to help move long-haul trucking from diesel to electric. Doing so will mean huge gains in...
Blight may increase public health risk from mosquito-borne diseases
Researchers published findings that blight leads to an increased abundance of disease-carrying mosquitoes. The researchers investigated the presence of several mosquito species in two...
Air pollution: The silent killer called PM 2.5
Millions of people die prematurely every year from diseases and cancer caused by air pollution. The first line of defence against this carnage is...
Chemical signal in plants reduces growth processes in favor of defense
Arabidopsis thaliana plants produce beta-cyclocitral when attacked by herbivores. This volatile signal inhibits the MEP pathway which is instrumental in plant growth processes, such...
Strategic air purifier placement reduces virus spread within music classrooms
Aerosol simulations show how airborne particles containing SARS-CoV-2 spread within a music classroom and how to use portable HEPA air purifiers to reduce their...
Plants as protein factories: Antioxidant boosts the yield of valuable biologics
A research team finds that spraying leaves with vitamin C prevents cell death and enhances production of high-value pharmaceutical proteins in plants.
‘Pompeii of prehistoric plants’ unlocks evolutionary secret
Spectacular fossil plants preserved within a volcanic ash fall in China have shed light on an evolutionary race 300 million years ago, which was...
Critically endangered macadamia species becomes a sophisticated plant genomic model
Biologists have developed a sophisticated plant genomic model, as part of a project to help conserve the critically endangered Macadamia jansenii. Discovered in 1982...
Invasive weed may help treat some human diseases, researchers find
An international team of researchers has found that A. virginicus extracts appear to be effective against several human diseases, including diabetes and cancer.
Cactus pear as drought-tolerant crop for sustainable fuel and food
Could cactus pear become a major crop like soybeans and corn in the near future, and help provide a biofuel source, as well as...
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