Patents based on traditional knowledge are often 'biopiracy.' A new international treaty will finally combat this
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Jun 3, 2024, 11:43 am By NULLA fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been…Satellite mapping reveals a global bloom in greenhouse cultivation
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Jun 3, 2024, 11:10 am By NULLFor nearly two decades, Mark Weitekamper has lived in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood. For years,…How sharks survived a major spike in Earth's temperature
Jun 3, 2024, 11:00 am By NULLThe sharks we know today as the open ocean's top predators evolved from stubby bottom dwellers…Discovery of 48-million-year-old daddy longlegs with their iridescent, metallic appearance intact
Jun 3, 2024, 10:54 am By NULLA new study involving Christian Bartel and Jason Dunlop from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and…New mathematical framework sheds light on how cells communicate to form an embryo
Jun 3, 2024, 10:23 am By NULLBiological processes depend on puzzle pieces coming together and interacting. Under specific…Liverwort study reveals sperm release mechanism in bryophytes
Jun 3, 2024, 10:23 am By NULLUsing liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) as a model, researchers led by Prof. Li Hongju from the…Genetic editing of ideal small grain size genes enables fully mechanized hybrid rice breeding
Jun 3, 2024, 10:07 am By NULLIn a study published in Nature Plants, Prof. Li Yunhai from the Institute of Genetics and…Scientists propose zero-shot universal microscopic image AI processing method
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Jun 3, 2024, 9:47 am By NULLA multi-institutional team of plant specialists, microbiologists and paleontologists in the Czech…Artists, entrepreneurs transform cicadas from 'ick' to 'in demand' while building community
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Jun 3, 2024, 4:09 am By NULLKenneth Greenway is inundated with requests for the foraging courses that he runs at the Tower…'Innocuous-looking' fern wins world record for largest genome
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