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动物植物Scientists have discovered, for the first time, how root cells respond to their complex soil environment, revealing that roots actively "sense" their microenvironment and mount precise, cell-specific molecular responses. The findings could help
阅读全文动物植物Monash University scientists are urging caution around recent claims of breakthroughs in green nitrate fertilizer production, warning there is more work to do before the concept is market-ready.
阅读全文动物植物The ability of mutations to cause cancer depends on how fast they force cells to divide, Sinai Health researchers have found.
阅读全文动物植物An international study has revealed spruce trees not only respond to a solar eclipse but actively anticipate it by synchronizing their bioelectrical signals hours in advance into a cohesive, forest-wide phenomenon.
阅读全文动物植物Professor Emily Jane McTavish and colleagues at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have mapped the evolution of every known bird species.
阅读全文动物植物A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has put to the test what happens when dominant ant species vanish from the ecosystem—with worrying results.
阅读全文动物植物Rapid climate change is upending plant life in the Arctic. A new study in Nature shows how one of the most fragile ecosystems on Earth is changing as warming is up to four times faster in the Arctic than on Earth on average. Scientists around the world ha
阅读全文动物植物Viruses are microscopic pathogens composed of genetic material housed within a protective protein shell. While they carry the blueprint required for producing additional viral proteins, they lack the equipment needed for the same. For this, they hijack ho
阅读全文动物植物Traditional biochemical methods of studying human gene mutations are often laborious and costly. Now bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new simple approach to rapidly check on human gene changes and also screen chemica
阅读全文动物植物Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University have developed a powerful new technique to better understand how tiny molecules in our cells, called microRNAs, control which genes are turned on or off—a discovery that could improve how we stud
阅读全文动物植物An AI tool has made a step forward in translating the language proteins use to dictate whether they form sticky clumps similar to those linked to Alzheimer's disease and around fifty other types of human disease. In a departure from typical "black-b
阅读全文动物植物New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals a surprising ripple effect in coastal ecosystems: the collapse of one marine predator can benefit another.
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