Using biocontrol yeast to curb kiwifruit soft rot
Postharvest kiwifruit is susceptible to various fungal pathogens, especially soft rot, causing massive industry losses. Due to scientific concerns about consumer health and the ecosystem, as well as increasing constraints on the application of chemic.....»»
Apple and big tech lobbying fends off U.S. legislative efforts
US legislative attempts to curb the power of the tech giants have failed, reportedly beaten by the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on lobbyists working for Apple, Amazon, Google, and Meta.US Capitol. [Alejandro Barba]A last-minute and aggressiv.....»»
Wearable electronics could soon be made with a starch-based material to prevent e-waste
Soft, wearable sensors can improve our lives, but these soft and stretchable electronic devices are nearly impossible to recycle. As a result, this electronic waste usually ends up in landfills or polluting the environment. Polymer scientists from th.....»»
Israeli technology aims to curb male chick culling
Israeli scientists have created a species of egg-laying hens that only produce females, a breakthrough that could help end the annual culling of around seven billion male chicks globally......»»
4 Reasons Not to Install macOS Monterey 12.6.2 & 11 Reasons You Should
4 Reasons Not to Install macOS Monterey 12.6.2 & 11 Reasons You Should is a post by Adam Mills from Gotta Be Mobile. Apple’s macOS Monterey 12.6.2 update could have a huge impact on your Mac’s performance. While many users should install the soft.....»»
Researchers pioneer biocompatible all-water "Aquabots"
Soft robots have phenomenally advanced in recent years. Microscale soft robots designated to navigate difficult paths and perform biological functions in the human body could have profound potential biomedical applications such as surgery, prosthetic.....»»
How credit platforms may make bank loan caps ineffective
Authorities often resort to bank loan regulation when the housing market overheats. The emergence of lightly regulated online intermediaries, however, can make it harder to curb speculation......»»
China courts South Korea as US chips campaign gains steam
China said it was ready to build better ties with South Korea, courting a key US ally and microchip producer amid Washington's campaign to curb Beijing's access to advanced semiconductor technology......»»
How the selfish genes of yeast succeed
New findings from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research uncover critical insights about how a dangerous selfish gene—considered to be a parasitic portion of DNA—functions and survives. Understanding this dynamic is a valuable resource for th.....»»
Scientists remove yeast cell"s sex drive and turn it into a cannabis tracker
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Science have modified a yeast cell to sense the active substances in cannabis and get it to turn red when it does. The result paves the way for more actors to discover new medicinal substances.....»»
Researchers identify AP2/ERF family and potential members regulating flower development in kiwifruit
The AP2/ERF superfamily is one of the largest transcription factor families in plants and it plays important roles in diverse processes. In a long evolution process, the functions and numbers of AP2/ERF changed dramatically. Flowering is a hot topic.....»»
Making sense of coercivity in magnetic materials with machine learning
Soft magnetic materials, i.e., materials that can be easily magnetized and demagnetized, play an essential role in transformers, generators, and motors. The ability of a magnetic material to resist an external magnetic field without changing its magn.....»»
rRNA modification found to play significant role in thermospermine-mediated development in Arabidopsis thaliana
Polyamines were first discovered in animal semen by Anthony van Leeuwenhoek in 1678, and subsequently found in bacteria, yeast and plants. In Arabidopsis thaliana, putrescine (Put), spermidine (Spd) and spermine (Spm) are the main types of free polya.....»»
Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub"s Demo Day 2.0 focuses on new business opportunities in blockchain, ESG, and Web3
The Taipei City government is committed to promoting the "International Startup Soft-Landing Program" and the Demo Day 2.0 was held on November 18, 2022 by the Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub (TEH). Thirteen startup teams from home and abroad showcased thei.....»»
Lithium"s 1,200% frenzy tempered by blip in China"s EV market
Lithium has run into a soft patch as its extraordinary two-year gain collides with signs of wariness over near-term demand from China's electric vehicles (EV)......»»
Implantable Device Adheres to Muscle, Treats Atrophy
Scientists at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard have developed a mechanically active gel-elastomer-nitinol tissue adhesive, otherwise known as MAGENTA. The implantable device functions as a soft robot, and it can be.....»»
"Primordial super-enhancers" provide early snapshot of the mechanisms that allowed for multicellularity
New research at the University of Chicago has found that the same machinery used by mammalian cells to drive cellular differentiation also plays a critical role in activating genes in yeast in response to environmental stress......»»
Silver nanoparticles inhibit four pathogens causing kiwifruit post-harvest rot
Kiwifruit is popular with consumers due to its unique flavor and high concentration of vitamin C, minerals, and other nutrients. As demand grows and the kiwifruit producing area in China expands, post-harvest rot diseases become more severe, with the.....»»
How COP27 reached a deal that supports better monitoring of oceans to curb climate crisis
It was 1 a.m. on Nov. 12, in a crowded meeting room on the outskirts of the COP27 climate conference complex in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. As co-chair of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), I joined representatives from nations around the world as.....»»
Engineering yeast enables high-level production of diterpenoid sclareol
Sclareol, a precursor for synthesis of fragrant chemical compound Ambrox, is traditionally extracted from the flowers and leaves of Salvia sclarea. However, it requires laborious and cost-intensive purification procedures due to the low concentration.....»»
New discoveries could improve cheese production and safety, lead to novel cheeses
New research shows that the flavoring of various soft cheeses is due in part to the bacteria that colonize them during the ripening process. The research is published in Microbiology Spectrum......»»