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Global food production poses an increasing climate threat

According to a new study, rising nitrous oxide emissions are putting reaching climate goals and the objectives of the Paris Agreement in jeopardy.

8 Oct 2020

Climate change could mean fewer sunny days for hot regions banking on solar power

While solar power is a leading form of renewable energy, research suggests that global warming could be less viable in the future.

8 Oct 2020

Analytik's new multisensor plant phenotyping system delivers standardized data

Configurable with a wide range of sensors, the new HyperAixpert multisensor plant phenotyping system from Analytik draws upon advanced machine-learning based analytical software with an intuitive experiment driven design to ensure that your data acquisition is both standardized and repeatable.

From Analytik Ltd 8 Oct 2020

Grant awarded to study how plants affect microbiomes

For centuries, scientists have worked above ground, studying plants and their effect on biodiversity.

7 Oct 2020

Microneedles For Therapeutic Gene Delivery

There is great potential in gene therapy for treating certain types of cancer and genetic defects, immunological diseases, wounds and infections.

7 Oct 2020

Are online grocery stores being designed to support consumer nutrition information needs?

With steady growth in online grocery shopping, a new study examines the availability of nutrition-related information on leading grocery store websites.

7 Oct 2020

New machine learning algorithms to analyze reams of RNA-based 'toehold' sequences

DNA and RNA have been compared to "instruction manuals" containing the information needed for living "machines" to operate.

7 Oct 2020

Cyanobacteria As "Green" Catalysts In Biotechnology

Cyanobacteria are known as "blue-green algae", and convert light energy into chemical energy effectively thanks to their active photosynthetic cells.

7 Oct 2020

Microbial electrosynthesis coupled with a renewable energy supply for recycling carbon dioxide

Semiconductive photocatalysts that efficiently absorb solar energy could help reduce the energy required to drive a bioelectrochemical process that converts CO2 emissions into valuable chemicals, KAUST researchers have shown.

7 Oct 2020

Dried plum diet prevents bone loss associated with spinal cord injury

Findings from a new study among mice show a diet high in dried plum (prunes) completely prevents bone loss associated with spinal cord injury (SCI), while also restoring some of the bone lost following SCI.

7 Oct 2020

Scientists fine-tune plasma treatment to optimize plant growth and yield

Ever since scientists discovered that plasma treatment leads to faster growth and higher yields of some agricultural crops, physicists, chemists, and biologists have been working together to tease out the mechanisms driving this phenomenon.

7 Oct 2020

Researchers develop new testing platform for breast cancer cells

A Purdue University team has developed a novel testing platform to evaluate how breast cancer cells respond to the recurrent stretching that occurs in the lungs during breathing.

7 Oct 2020

Energy-efficient, climate-friendly cooling could lower greenhouse gas emissions

A new IIASA-led study shows that coordinated international action on energy-efficient, climate-friendly cooling could avoid as much as 600 billion tonnes CO2 equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions in this century.

7 Oct 2020

Using CRISPR/Cas9 technology in trees for a bio-based economy

Researchers led by prof. Wout Boerjan (VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology) have discovered a way to stably finetune the amount of lignin in poplar by applying CRISPR/Cas9 technology.

7 Oct 2020

Imaging technique could replace invasive tissue biopsies to determine cancer drug resistance

Imaging techniques could replace the need for invasive tissue biopsies in helping rapidly determine whether cancer treatments are working effectively, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.

7 Oct 2020

Single fungicide application can protect corn from foliar diseases

Foliar diseases, such as gray leaf spot, northern corn leaf blight, and southern rust, were estimated to cause annual losses ranging from 19,029 to 244,149 metric tons from 2012 to 2015 in Kentucky.

7 Oct 2020

Spinach-derived carbon nanosheets have potential to help power fuel cells

"Eat your spinach," is a common refrain from many people's childhoods. Spinach, the hearty, green vegetable chock full of nutrients, doesn't just provide energy in humans.

7 Oct 2020

Researchers reveal mechanism behind osimertinib resistance in some lung-cancer patients

Researchers at Kanazawa University report in Nature Communications the mechanism making some lung-cancer patients resistant to the drug osimertinib.

7 Oct 2020

Food scarcity and pesticide exposure reduce blue orchard bee reproduction

The loss of flowering plants and the widespread use of pesticides could be a double punch to wild bee populations. In a new study, researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that the combined threats reduced blue orchard bee reproduction by 57 percent and resulted in fewer female offspring.

From The University of California, Davis 7 Oct 2020

Maternal high sugar diet can impact developmental outcomes in infants

A diet high in sugar during adulthood is associated with weight gain, and has also been linked to risk of type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, and heart disease. New research shows that when consumed by moms during the breastfeeding period, a high sugar diet can also impact developmental outcomes during infancy.

7 Oct 2020

Life Science News

Global food production poses an increasing climate threat

Climate change could mean fewer sunny days for hot regions banking on solar power

Analytik's new multisensor plant phenotyping system delivers standardized data

Grant awarded to study how plants affect microbiomes

Microneedles For Therapeutic Gene Delivery

Are online grocery stores being designed to support consumer nutrition information needs?

New machine learning algorithms to analyze reams of RNA-based 'toehold' sequences

Cyanobacteria As "Green" Catalysts In Biotechnology

Microbial electrosynthesis coupled with a renewable energy supply for recycling carbon dioxide

Dried plum diet prevents bone loss associated with spinal cord injury

Scientists fine-tune plasma treatment to optimize plant growth and yield

Researchers develop new testing platform for breast cancer cells

Energy-efficient, climate-friendly cooling could lower greenhouse gas emissions

Using CRISPR/Cas9 technology in trees for a bio-based economy

Imaging technique could replace invasive tissue biopsies to determine cancer drug resistance

Single fungicide application can protect corn from foliar diseases

Spinach-derived carbon nanosheets have potential to help power fuel cells

Researchers reveal mechanism behind osimertinib resistance in some lung-cancer patients

Food scarcity and pesticide exposure reduce blue orchard bee reproduction

Maternal high sugar diet can impact developmental outcomes in infants

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