Plants set a “bedtime” alarm to ensure their survival, new study shows.
Credit: Mike Haydon Plants have a metabolic signal that adjusts their circadian clock in the evening to ensure they store enough energy to survive the...
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4D bioengineering materials bend, curve like natural tissue
Study published in Advanced ScienceCredit: Aixiang Ding Tissue engineering has long-depended on geometrically static scaffolds seeded with cells in the lab to create new tissues...
Plant clock could be the key to producing more food for the world
Night time clock helps plants know when to growCredit: Getty A University of Melbourne led study has established how plants use their metabolism to tell...
Optimally promoting biodiversity in agricultural landscapes
Credit: (Photo: Fabian Boetzl) Due to modern agriculture, biodiversity across many species groups is in decline. Over the last three decades, attempts have been made...
Post-COVID solutions to improve health in the US subject of new book by CUNY professor
Public virtual event hosted by the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy brings Dr. Nicholas Freudenberg into conversation with Drs. Marion Nestle...
Mechanistic understanding of oxygen-redox processes in lithium-rich battery cathodes
Informing practical strategies towards higher energy density batteriesCredit: Dr Robert House, University of Oxford HARWELL, UK (1 March 2021) Scientists based at the University of...
Scientists describe ‘hidden biodiversity crisis’ as variation within species is lost
Many of the benefits people receive from nature depend on diversity within species, but this intraspecific variation is poorly understood and declining rapidlyCredit: Simone Des...
Natural product isolated from sea sponge tested against cancer cells
Credit: FEFU press office Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) together with Russian and German colleagues, continue studying antitumor compounds synthesized based on bioactive...
How a plant regulates its growth
Molecular mechanisms of polar growth in plantsCredit: U. Hammes / TUM Plants grow towards the light. This phenomenon, which already fascinated Charles Darwin, has been...
Metal whispering: Finding a better way to recover precious metals from electronic waste
Credit: Photo courtesy of Martin Thuo/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa - Inspired by nature's work to build spiky structures in caves, engineers at Iowa State...
The role of human behavior is critical for advancing comfort knowledge
The latest research and analysis on comfort and tips for creating a comfortable product, environment or system in product and environmental design are explored in...
Second order optical merons, or light pretending to be a ferromagnet
Credit: Source: Physics UW, M. Krol The scientists have demonstrated how to structure light such that its polarization behaves like a collective of spins in...
NAU astronomer receives prestigious 2021 Cottrell Scholar Award
Tyler Robinson recognized for academic leadership, research quality and innovationCredit: Northern Arizona University A Northern Arizona University astronomer who studies the atmospheres of solar system...
New algorithm identifies ‘escaping’ cells in single-cell CRISPR screens
"Mixscape" tool uncovers new regulators of immune cell behaviorCredit: New York University/New York Genome Center A team of researchers from New York University and the...
Vilcek Foundation allocates $150,000 for 2022 prizes honoring immigrant scientists
The Vilcek Foundation will award three prizes of $50,000 to early-career immigrant researchers in biomedical science in 2022Credit: The Vilcek Foundation NEW YORK, March 1,...
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