Conversations with plants: Can we provide plants with advance warning of impending dangers?
Imagine if humans could "talk" to plants and pre-warn them of approaching pest attacks or extreme weather.
Imagine if humans could "talk" to plants and pre-warn them of approaching pest attacks or extreme weather.
Plants & Animals
Sep 21, 2023
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Fat is a normal and necessary part of the body. Fat cells store and release energy, as well as play significant roles in hormonal regulation and immunity.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 28, 2023
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AMOLF researchers discovered that stem cells first specialize into a functional cell and then move to their proper location—rather than the other way around.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 18, 2023
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Researchers led by Genshiro Sunagawa at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan have shown that an animal's stem cells possess the same level of cold resistance as the animal itself.
Plants & Animals
Aug 17, 2023
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Researchers led by a team at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified cellular and molecular features of the brain that set modern humans apart from their closest primate relatives and ancient human ancestors. The findings, ...
Evolution
Aug 10, 2023
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We are exposed to ionizing radiation more often than we think: when we bathe in the sun, which emits UV rays, or when we get X-rayed. Even when we are traveling on an intercontinental flight, which reaches 10,000 meters above ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 9, 2023
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In a case study, scientists detected the costly infection in cabernet sauvignon grapevines before they showed symptoms visible to the human eye.
Biotechnology
Aug 7, 2023
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Coral reefs—the foundation of many aquatic ecosystems—are among the ocean's most vulnerable inhabitants. While natural processes, like animal predation and storms, frequently damage corals, human impact, like ship collisions ...
Ecology
Jul 14, 2023
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A recent study led by Dr. Itamar Harel from the Silberman Institute at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has revealed new insights into the role of AMP biosynthesis in the lifespan and metabolic health of vertebrates.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 13, 2023
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Plants have the unique ability to regenerate entirely from a somatic cell, i.e., an ordinary cell that does not typically participate in reproduction. This process involves the de novo (or new) formation of a shoot apical ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2023
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