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Plant metabolism proves more complicated than previously understood

Plants have evolved fiendishly complicated metabolic networks. For years, scientists focused on how plants make secondary metabolites, the compounds that plants produce to enhance their defense and survival mechanisms......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgDec 18th, 2023

Plastics pollution worsens the impacts of all planetary boundaries, new study says

Plastics are not as safe and inert as previously thought. A new research study written by an international team of researchers uses the planetary boundaries framework to structure the rapidly mounting evidence of the effects of plastics on the enviro.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Scientists reveal strigolactone perception mechanism and role in tillering responses to nitrogen

"How is plant growth controlled?" and "What is the basis of variation in stress tolerance in plants?" were among the 125 most challenging scientific questions, according to the journal Science in 2016......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

MacBook Air with OLED reportedly delayed until 2028

A new supply chain report claims that Apple has pushed back adding an OLED screen to the MacBook Air, previously rumored to arrive in 2027.Apple's current MacBook AirIt's been expected that Apple would bring an OLED screen to the MacBook Air for some.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Earliest evidence of Ephedra use found in 15,000-year-old Moroccan burial

An international group of researchers led by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria have uncovered the earliest evidence of Ephedra use from the charred remains of the plant in a 15,000-year-old human burial site in northeastern Morocco......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Biologists discover how plants evolved multiple ways to override genetic instructions

Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered the origin of a curious duplication that gives plants multiple ways to override instructions that are coded into their DNA. This research could help scientists exploit a plant's existin.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Lab-cultured plant yogurt rivals dairy creaminess

Food engineers have harnessed the power of lupins (legumes) to create a yogurt that rivals dairy in taste and texture while delivering more nutrition than typical plant-based yogurts......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Vampire bats" metabolism mirrors that of blood-sucking insects, biologists find

A pair of biologists at the University of Toronto has found that vampire bats are able to burn amino acids as a fuel source similarly to blood-sucking insects. In their study published in the journal Biology Letters, Giulia Rossi and Kenneth Welch co.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Downward mobility from top backgrounds in the UK is even rarer than previously thought

Only a tiny fraction of children from the most privileged backgrounds will end up in working class jobs, suggesting that social mobility in the UK may be even more limited than previously thought......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Scientists shed light on an arms race between barley and a fungal pathogen

Scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), together with partners from the University of Cologne, have discovered a new group of defense substances in barley that are effective against a broad spectrum of fungal pathogens. One.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

New plant bug species discovered in French Polynesia

Seventeen new species of plant bugs—a group of insects with a strawlike mouth used to feed on plant and animal matter—have been identified on the islands of French Polynesia, and their names honor scientists, actors, and Vice President Kamala Har.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Researchers uncover focal adhesions as subcellular signaling hubs in PI3K-AKT pathway

The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT signaling pathway is one of the most critical and extensively investigated signaling pathways. It is the central regulator of various cellular processes including cell growth, proliferation, metabolism, an.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Study reveals effect of slope position on nonstructural carbohydrates in biological soil crusts

Nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) provide energy for metabolic processes in plants and play a key role in plant growth, defense and osmoregulation. However, the regulation of NSC in biological soil crusts across different slope positions remains unc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Only 3% of South Africans can name all five national animals and plants. Why these symbols matter

Alongside a national flag, anthem and coat of arms, most countries have one or more plant and animal species that they designate as national symbols. The national animal of China, for example, is the giant panda, a nation-wide source of pride and dip.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Mangrove degradation threatens carbon storage in China"s Pearl Bay

Carbon sinks are important in the fight against climate change as they draw down atmospheric carbon dioxide levels by storing organic carbon in the oceans and soil, for example. Within tropical and subtropical intertidal locations, wetland plant comm.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

iPod fans evade Apple’s DRM to preserve 54 lost clickwheel-era games

Dozens of previously hard-to-access games can now be synced via Virtual Machine. Old-school Apple fans probably remember a time, just before the iPhone became a massive gaming pla.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

The reasons flowers wilt could explain how plants spend (and save) their energy

Wilting flowers might not signal poor flower or plant health, but rather the effects of a sophisticated resource management strategy in plants, millions of years in the making......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

Another US oil refinery to vanish with Lyondell Houston plant closing

Another US oil refinery to vanish with Lyondell Houston plant closing.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

As hospitals struggle with IV fluid shortage, NC plant restarts production

The initial batches will be shipped in late November at the earliest. The western North Carolina plant that makes 60 percent of the country's intravenous fluid supply has restart.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience

Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience.....»»

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Researchers study effect of phosphorous and irradiance on the invasive plant Chromolaena odorata

Resource competition is an important factor affecting the invasion success of alien plants, and environmental factors influence the competition outcomes between invasive and native plants. Chromolaena odorata has been listed as one of the main invasi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024