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acipenser transmontanus

acipenser transmontanus

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12-22-2016

Acipenser transmontanus

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A team of researchers at the University of Würzburg has identified an ion channel that helps to facilitate plant communication.

06-17-2019 Plants

Scientists identify an ion channel that is critical for plant communication

A team of researchers at the University of Würzburg has...

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Researchers created mutant plants to get a better understanding of plant cells, including how they coordinate growth and development.

06-14-2019 Plants

Scientists identify two genes involved in the growth and greening of plants

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) created mutant...

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A team of international researchers have found that a point mutation in the almond’s genes made them sweet and edible.

06-13-2019 Science

Genetic mutation made almonds enjoyable to eat

These days, almonds are known as a tasty snack with...

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A new study has found psychoactive compounds preserved in 2,500-year-old funerary incense burners from the Jirzankal Cemetery in the eastern Pamirs of Asia.

06-12-2019 Plants

Did ancient cultures also use marijuana for its psychoactive effects?

Cannabis – more colloquially known as “marijuana,” among other names...

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Scientists have discovered that a grape variety still used in wine production in France can be traced back 900 years to just one ancestral plant.

06-11-2019 Plants

Ancient seeds trace wine grape variety back 900 years to one ancestral plant

It doesn’t take a full-blown wine snob to know that...

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A new study led by the University of Cambridge has identified a gene that can be manipulated to help produce higher crop yields.

06-10-2019 Plants

Scientists identify a gene that can be used to grow more productive crops

A new study led by the University of Cambridge has...

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The box caterpillar is making quick work of England’s hedgerows as the pest has made the top of the Royal Horticultural Society’s “most wanted list.”

06-08-2019 Animals

Box caterpillars are wreaking havoc in English hedgerows

The box caterpillar, Cydalima perspectalis, is making quick work of...

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New research involving a plant species with a particular leaf pattern has revealed new insights into how plants determine leaf arrangement.

06-06-2019 Plants

New formula discovered for mapping leaf patterns

The patterns of leaf arrangements in nature has been a...

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A team of researchers were finally able to track down the origins of the Persian walnut, prized for its hardwood and rich nuts.

06-04-2019 Plants

Scientists finally determine the origins of the Persian walnut

Using genomic data examined using both phylogenetic and population genetic...

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The heat stress associated with climate change will play a larger role in reducing the yields of major U.S. crops than the stress induced by droughts.

06-04-2019 Environment

US crop yields will be more impacted by heat stress than drought

Experts at Cornell University have determined that the heat stress...

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Coffee farms found were found to be using virtual slave labor which raises important questions about the uncertainty of certification labels.

06-04-2019 Lifestyle

Coffee farms found using slave labor raise alarming regulation questions

Coffee is often associated with exotic places. Names of roasts,...

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