A new study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution shows that tropical forests across the Amazon and Andes have experienced major changes in tree diversity in recent decades as global environmental conditions continue to shift.
The research…
Category: 5. Biology
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Teaching horses to 'speak up' with symbols: Project aims to boost animal welfare
In recent years, revelations of unethical horse handling at elite levels of horsesport have drawn attention to an uncomfortable question: Do we really understand how our horses are feeling? According to Norwegian and Swedish researchers in the…
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Hydrogen inhalation is associated with a transient rightward shift in prefrontal oxyhemoglobin asymmetry and autonomic modulation
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Canalization as a stabilizing principle of gene regulatory networks: a discrete dynamical systems perspective
Elowitz, M. B., Levine, A. J., Siggia, E. D. & Swain, P. S. Stochastic gene expression in a single cell. Science 297, 1183–1186 (2002).
Kaern, M., Elston, T. C., Blake, W. J. & Collins, J. J….
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Endophyte profiling of tomato leaf curl virus (ToLCV) resistant and susceptible tomato genotypes: Insights into microbial diversity and growth promotion
Muniyappa, V. et al. Reaction of Lycopersicon cultivars and wild accessions to tomato leaf curl virus. Euphytica 56, 37–41 (1991).
Banks, G. K. et al. First report of the Bemisia tabaci B…
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Comprehensive benchmarking single and multi ancestry polygenic score methods with the PGS-hub platform
Boyle, E. A., Li, Y. I. & Pritchard, J. K. An expanded view of complex traits: from polygenic to omnigenic. Cell 169, 1177–1186 (2017).
Visscher, P. M. et al. 10 years of GWAS discovery:…
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Safety risk analysis of high dosage of phosphogypsum in limestone soil and yellow soil: a case study of potted amaranth
Fang, L. et al. Feasibility of wet-extraction of phosphorus from incinerated sewage sludge ash (ISSA) for phosphate fertilizer production: A critical review. Crit. Rev. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51, 939–971 (2021).
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Targeting the Akt–EphA2 axis and cell–cell adhesion enhances anoikis sensitivity in cancer cells
Freedman, V. H. & Shin, S. I. Cellular tumorigenicity in nude mice: correlation with cell growth in semi-solid medium. Cell 3, 355–359 (1974).
Pickup, M. W., Mouw, J. K. & Weaver, V. M. The…
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Enhancing salinity tolerance and growth of Spinacia oleracea L. using halophilic plant growth-promoting bacteria
John, J. E. et al. Biomining sesuvium portulacastrum for halotolerant PGPR and endophytes for promotion of salt tolerance in Vigna mungo L. Front. Microbiol. 14, (2023).
El Sabagh, A. et al. Consequences of salinity stress on the quality of crops…
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Isolation and proteomic analysis of intracellular vesicles from the potato late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans
Haverkort, A. J. et al. Societal costs of late blight in potato and prospects of durable resistance through cisgenic modification. Potato Res. 51, 47–57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-008-9089-y (2008).
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