Forward genetics approach reveals the factor responsible for carbon trade-off in leaves
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Apr 16, 2025, 3:50 pm By NULLOver half of vessels operating in Scotland's coastal waters are effectively "invisible" to standard…Study examines symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi in plant roots and bacterial communities in soil
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Apr 16, 2025, 3:26 pm By NULLScientists have uncovered new details about cellular filaments that play a critical role in wound…Gorillas in Congo's Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park scratch the ground for truffles, not for insects as long assumed
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Apr 16, 2025, 1:00 pm By NULLWhen we think about intelligent animals, farm species aren't usually the first to spring to mind. We…Giant virus discovered in Finland
Apr 16, 2025, 12:39 pm By NULLFor the first time in Finland, researchers at the Nanoscience Center in University of Jyväskylä,…Woodrats' immunity to snake venom changes with the weather, researchers discover
Apr 16, 2025, 12:38 pm By NULLThe power of a rattlesnake's venom to incapacitate its prey may depend on more than just its…'De-extinction' of dire wolves promotes false hope: Technology can't undo extinction
Apr 16, 2025, 12:30 pm By NULLOver the past week, the media have been inundated with news of the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf…Researchers discover new mode of mitochondrial regulation in stem cell fate
Apr 16, 2025, 12:29 pm By NULLMitochondria play a crucial role in acquiring pluripotency and determining cell fate. The…Statistical analysis predicts long-term drop in chicken fertility rates
Apr 16, 2025, 12:24 pm By NULLA new study shows chicken fertility rates in U.S. broiler eggs could decline to approximately 60% by…Simulating protein structures involved in memory formation
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Apr 16, 2025, 12:09 pm By NULLIn an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the absurdly long pine needles sing in the wind. Once…
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