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Carotenoids Boost Rice Root Adaptation and Iron Uptake
21+ hour, 10+ min ago (843+ words) In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Plants, researchers have unveiled a crucial link between carotenoid biosynthesis and root plasticity in rice, shedding new light on how plants adapt to challenging environmental conditions. This discovery centers on how carotenoids, a…...
Obituary: DNA co-discoverer dogged by dubious race views
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (643+ words) You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. In 2017, the year after it opened, James Watson was asked if he was similarly immortalised anywhere. "I don't need a building named…...
BD Biosciences, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology inaugurate CoE for single-cell multiomics
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (390+ words) BD Biosciences, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology inaugurate CoE for single-cell multiomics'IndiaMedToday The centre will serve as a hub for training, application support, and collaboration'helping researchers turn complex challenges into real-world solutions, aligned with our purpose of advancing the…...
Tiny Fiddler crabs are hoovering up and breaking down microplastics, study finds
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (449+ words) Tiny crabs have secretly been playing an "unheralded role" in cleaning up the planet by hoovering up microplastics. A new study, published in the journal Global Change Biology, tracked a population of Fiddler crabs " which grow no bigger than the…...
Sex systems drive faster mitochondrial evolution in many insects
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (855+ words) Published - January 01, 2026 05:30 am IST - HYDERABAD Researchers from the University of Guelph in Canada have reported an astonishing discovery: that the number of chromosome sets in their bodies" cells seems to be linked to the rate at which the species" mitochondrial…...
Biologist on High Sensitivity: I Can Sense the Room’s Atmosphere
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (434+ words) : Ms. Steisslinger, what is high sensitivity? : You yourself are highly sensitive. How does this trait manifest in you? Steisslinger: For me there is a strong perception of details, but also of complex contexts. It concerns, for example, the perception of…...
Gene Expansion Linked to Antithrombotic Traits in Leeches
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (868+ words) Recent advancements in comparative genomics have unveiled remarkable insights into the antithrombotic mechanisms present in various organisms. One of the most striking studies in this domain has emerged from the pioneering research conducted by Lin, Zhao, and Fan, which focuses…...
Particle Partitioning and Geography Drive Divergent Microbial Assembly and Network Connectivity in Coastal South China Sea
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (136+ words) Particle Partitioning and Geography Drive Divergent Microbial Assembly and Network Connectivity in Coastal South China Sea'Frontiers Your new experience awaits. Try the new design now and help us make it even better Sec. Biology of Archaea Particle Partitioning and Geography…...
University Of Oxford Biologist: Octopuses Could Take Over World And Build Underwater Cities
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (316+ words) While most people are worried about artificial intelligence-driven robots, a University of Oxford biologist says its octopuses that are actually the creatures most likely to take over the world. That is, once humans have been erased from the planet (probably…...
Multi-omics Reveals Glutinous Rice Varieties Shape Baijiu Flavor via Microbial and Metabolic Modulation
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (140+ words) Multi-omics Reveals Glutinous Rice Varieties Shape Baijiu Flavor via Microbial and Metabolic Modulation'Frontiers Your new experience awaits. Try the new design now and help us make it even better This article is part of the Research TopicAdvances in Microbial-Based Solutions:…...