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2:50pm, 3rd May, 2019

Industry-ready process makes plastics chemical from plant sugars

(University of Wisconsin-Madison) A team from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and the University of Wisconsin-Madison describe an efficient and economically feasible process for producing HMF, a versatile plant-derived chemical considered c...

Plant cells eat their own ... membranes and oil droplets

2:54pm, 29th April, 2019

Nature

Plant cells eat their own ... membranes and oil droplets

(DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory) Biochemists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered two ways that autophagy, or self-eating, controls the levels of oils in plant cells. The study describes how this cannibalistic-sounding process actual...

Natural plant defense genes provide clues to safener protection in grain sorghum

9:14pm, 21st March, 2019

Physics

Natural plant defense genes provide clues to safener protection in grain sorghum

(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Weeds often emerge at the same time as vulnerable crop seedlings and sneak between plants as crops grow. How do farmers kill them without harming the crops themselv...

From foam to bone: Plant cellulose can pave the way for healthy bone implants

1:37am, 19th March, 2019

Tech

From foam to bone: Plant cellulose can pave the way for healthy bone implants

(University of British Columbia) Researchers from the University of British Columbia and McMaster University have developed what could be the bone implant material of the future: an airy, foamlike substance from plant cellulose that can be injected i...

Could internet activity provide accurate in plant and animal conservation?

4:50am, 13th March, 2019

Nature

Could internet activity provide accurate in plant and animal conservation?

(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) More than a quarter of the species in their dataset showed seasonal interest. For these seasonal species, the researchers found that the timing and amount of internet activity is a highly accu...

'Specialized' microbes within plant species promote diversity

8:06pm, 7th March, 2019

Environment

'Specialized' microbes within plant species promote diversity

(Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies ) A Yale-led research team conducted an experiment that suggests microbes can specialize within plant species, which can promote plant species diversity and increased seed dispersal.

The safety guide to nuclear plant design and operation

11:55am, 21st February, 2019

Physics

The safety guide to nuclear plant design and operation

(World Scientific) Nuclear safety is methodically established through science and simulation in compliance with government regulations. This book explains the related development practices and technical bases of safety cases addressing the siting and...

Native California medicinal plant may hold promise for treating Alzheimer's

6:55pm, 20th February, 2019

Humans

Native California medicinal plant may hold promise for treating Alzheimer's

(Salk Institute) The medicinal powers of aspirin, digitalis, and the anti-malarial artemisinin all come from plants. A Salk Institute discovery of a potent neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory chemical in a native California shrub may lead to a trea...

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Industry-ready process makes plastics chemical from plant sugars

Plant cells eat their own ... membranes and oil droplets

Natural plant defense genes provide clues to safener protection in grain sorghum

From foam to bone: Plant cellulose can pave the way for healthy bone implants

Could internet activity provide accurate in plant and animal conservation?

'Specialized' microbes within plant species promote diversity

The safety guide to nuclear plant design and operation

Native California medicinal plant may hold promise for treating Alzheimer's

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To Justify Using Weed, Some Pregnant Women Cling to an Old and Dubious Study

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