In the early 2000s, the advice for parents was clear: Don’t feed babies and toddlers foods containing peanuts. It might increase the child’s risk of developing a severe allergy to the ground nut.
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Should toddlers try peanuts? Is your ulcer a bug's fault? The 'flip-flopping' of health advice
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Synthetic biology to supercharge photosynthesis in crops
Australian researchers have created tiny compartments to help supercharge photosynthesis, potentially boosting wheat and rice yields while slashing water and nitrogen use.
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Your pumpkin might be hiding a toxic secret
Researchers in Japan have revealed how some gourds draw pollutants into their fruits. The secret lies in a protein that carries contaminants through the plant sap. By manipulating this protein’s structure, scientists hope to breed crops that…
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Nova Scorpii 2023 shows months-long X-ray variability after stellar outburst
Using NASA’s Swift spacecraft, an international team of astronomers have performed X-ray observations of a classical nova named Nova Scorpii 2023. Results of the observational campaign, published October 21 on the pre-print server arXiv, deliver…
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The effects of therapeutic horticulture on student well-being and academic resilience
Inside a greenhouse tucked between the University of Florida’s medical and research buildings, students gather each week to dig their hands into soil and take a few deep breaths. Surrounded by plants and sunlight, they find a rare chance to slow…
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Tricky treats: Why pumpkins accumulate pollutants
Pumpkins, squash, zucchini and their relatives accumulate soil pollutants in their edible parts. A Kobe University team has now identified the cause, making it possible to both make the produce safer and create plants that clean contaminated soil.
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Confronting China’s pervasive maritime gray zone campaign
China’s persistent use of maritime gray zone tactics poses a fundamental challenge to regional stability and the international order. These actions are designed to achieve strategic aims — territorial advancement and sovereignty…
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Momentus Vigoride-7 to fly DPhi Space hosted payload platform
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Momentus announced a partnership Oct. 30 with DPhi Space to fly Swiss startup’s hosted-payload platform early next year.
Momentus will host the DPhi Space Clustergate-2 payload, which is designed to turn…
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Scientists capture a near-continuous molecular movie of ribosome formation
Ribosomes are the cell’s protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs to live. But as far as how ribosomes themselves were formed, tantalizingly little was known.
Now,…
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Extra iron helps stressed out wheat grow up big and strong
Researchers led by Keiichi Mochida at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have discovered that extended periods of high stress lead to iron deficiency and stunted growth in wheat crops. Experiments show reducing iron…
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