Plant phenotyping is key to improving crop production, especially as global food demands rise. Recent advances in AI and imaging sensor technologies offer promising methods for early and accurate plant stress detection, overcoming ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 18, 2024
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Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) is responsible for high crop losses in Africa, particularly among small-scale farmers. A research team has now produced rice lines that are resistant to the disease by means of genome editing.
Biotechnology
Jan 11, 2024
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Imagine using your cellphone to control the activity of your own cells to treat injuries and disease. It sounds like something from the imagination of an overly optimistic science fiction writer. But this may one day be a ...
Quantum Physics
May 16, 2023
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A 50% rise in the level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere could reduce rainfall in the Amazon as much as or even more than substitution of the entire forest by pasture. The rise in CO2 would reduce the amount of water ...
Environment
Jun 29, 2021
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Producing high-value pharmaceutical proteins in plants—sometimes called "molecular pharming"—offers advantages over some other manufacturing methods, notably the low cost and ease of scaling up production to meet demand. ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2021
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The controversial and banned practice of giving horses baking soda "milkshakes" before a race doesn't work, according to our analysis of the available research.
Veterinary medicine
Nov 3, 2020
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Currently, the study of the effects of ionizing radiation is of great relevance in the field of agriculture development, the study of zones with elevated natural and man-made background radiation, and space biology studies.
Ecology
Apr 8, 2019
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(Phys.org) —A new UBC study from the Sauder School of Business reveals that experiencing unfair treatment at work can sharpen the taste buds, providing evidence that stress has a physiological effect on people.
Social Sciences
May 14, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New active substances can be produced quickly and efficiently with the help of reaction cascades. Once set in motion, these processes lead to the desired end product via a series of intermediate steps which ...
Biochemistry
Dec 26, 2011
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Natural products marketed as plant growth enhancers are becoming increasingly sought-after. Many of these products, typically produced by small companies with limited research capabilities, have not been tested in farm trials, ...
Ecology
Dec 12, 2011
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