A new study by Webster University Biology Associate Professor Nicole Miller-Struttmann, University of Missouri at Columbia Professor Emerita Candace Galen and University of Missouri Ph.D. student Zac… [+3246 chars]
Arabidopsis thaliana belongs to the crucifer family and serves researchers around the world as a common model organism that allows comparatively simple analyses of genetic information and the functio… [+4543 chars]
The CREX Collaboration, a large group of researchers from different universities worldwide who are involved in the Calcium Radius Experiment (CREX), has recently collected a precise measurement of th… [+7773 chars]
Roasted chile is a culinary specialty of New Mexico that is made by roasting the red and green chilli peppers that are grown in the US state. Commercial production usually involves propane burners an… [+1150 chars]
In 2019, a conference held at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics in California concluded with a fraught statement: "We wouldn't call it a tension or a problem but rather a crisis." David Gr… [+6122 chars]
The analysis of low-intensity human-caused microearthquakes, including their magnitude and frequency, has become an important factor in mining. This is a consideration not only for the safety of mini… [+3033 chars]
The invasive Drosophila suzukii fruit fly has caused millions of dollars of damage to berry and other crops. Credit Michelle Bui, UC San Diego Applying new CRISPR-based technology to a broad agricul… [+5018 chars]
Scientists at the University of Lisbon have used electron beams in a plasma reactor that astronauts could leverage to produce oxygen on the Red Planet. Vasco Guerra at the University of Lisbon, Por… [+2747 chars]
Nitrogen (N) deficiency first affects the N uptake and assimilation systems of plants. Nitrate, the main source of plant N, is absorbed and transported by nitrate transporters. Nitrate can be metabol… [+4046 chars]
A Skoltech research team led by Professor Artem R. Oganov has discovered why some hydrocarbons are abundant in nature and easy to synthesize, while others are not. They used "magicity" as a measure f… [+4672 chars]
Recently, scientists from Nanjing Agricultural University summarized the current state of Apiaceae research, including traditional and molecular breeding practices, bioactive compounds, medicinal app… [+6238 chars]
<li>Yee, T., Furuichi, T., Inouye, S. & Inouye, M. Multicopy single-stranded DNA isolated from a gram-negative bacterium, Myxococcus xanthus. Cell38, 203209 (1984). CAS PubMed Article Go… [+12797 chars]