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Aug 27, 2024, 12:31 pm By NULLBud dormancy is a vital survival strategy for temperate fruit trees, helping them withstand…Women play a crucial role in agriculture—so why are they often locked out of owning land?
Aug 27, 2024, 12:00 pm By NULLWhen we think of a farmer, we still often imagine a man. But in reality, women contribute 49% to…Paper introduces strategies for holotomography in advanced bio research
Aug 27, 2024, 11:52 am By NULLMeasuring and analyzing three-dimensional (3D) images of live cells and tissues is considered…Urban wildfires disrupt streams and their tiny inhabitants—losing these insects is a warning of bigger water problems
Aug 27, 2024, 11:46 am By NULLA tiny, vibrant world thrives along the rocky bottom of most streams. As sunlight filters through…New photoacoustic probes enable deep brain tissue imaging, with potential to report on neuronal activity
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Aug 27, 2024, 9:39 am By NULLAn international study led by biologists from Monash University and the University of Tuscia has…Lack of pollinators limits worldwide food production, crop yield analysis finds
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Aug 27, 2024, 6:00 am By NULLResearchers from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of…3D shapes of viral proteins point to previously unknown roles
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