With global population growth and climate change posing escalating threats to crop production, the current food system is unlikely to be sufficient to meet future demand. Although more than 12,000 plant species are edible, global agriculture…
Category: 5. Biology
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AI-driven breeding strategy aims to boost orphan crops for food security
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Ethylene and oxygen found to drive periderm regeneration after plant injury
Plants have an extraordinary ability to sense tissue damage and quickly rebuild their protective outer layers, a process vital for survival amid environmental stresses. The periderm—a specialized protective tissue found in many woody…
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A Gene That May Control Attention Span
Although scientists now know a lot more about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than they did in recent years, there is still al to more to decipher. ADHD generally refers to inattentive,…
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A Gene That May Control Attention Span
Although scientists now know a lot more about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than they did in recent years, there is still al to more to decipher. ADHD generally refers to inattentive,…
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Rare jumping bristletail reveals new step in insect mating evolution
Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land. A new study examines Petrobiellus akkesiensis, a rare jumping bristletail, and reveals that its highly specialized male…
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Bison return to Illinois' Kane County after 200 years, a crucial step for conservation and Indigenous connection
From their cozy homes in suburban Burlington, children curiously watch their new neighbors through windows and brainstorm nicknames.
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Pine beetles are poised to decimate Colorado Front Range forests: 'Our ability to stop the spread is very limited'
Vast swaths of the ponderosa pine forests that blanket Colorado’s Front Range mountains could turn rust-colored and die over the next five years as pine beetles begin to spread aggressively, new federal forecasts show.
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New Species of Tinamou Discovered in Brazil
Ornithologists have discovered a new species of tinamou living in the montane forests of the Serra do Divisor, western Amazonia, Brazil.
An individual of Tinamus resonans at Morro Queimado, Serra do Divisor National Park, Mâncio Lima, Acre,…
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AsAP2 transcriptionally activates ferulate 5-hydroxylase, diverting ferulic acid metabolism toward lignin biosynthesis in Angelica sinensis.
Zhang, H. Y., Bi, W. G., Yu, Y. & Liao, W. B. Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels in China: Distribution, cultivation, utilization and variation. Genetic Res. Crop Evol. 59(4), 607–613. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-012-9795-9 (2012).
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The Portable Ecosystems of Young Manta Rays
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The shallow coastal waters of Florida double as a nursery for Atlantic manta…
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