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Overcoming Carbon Loss From Farming In Peatlands

In many regions of the world, farming must be done on areas of soil categorized as histosols. Histosols have a thick layer of rich organic matter, called peat.

2 Apr 2020

Models Explain Changes In Cooking Meat

This story looks at a new model that could explain the changes when meat is cooked.

2 Apr 2020

Almond Orchard Recycling A Climate-Smart Strategy

Recycling trees can sequester carbon, save water and increase crop yields, making it a climate-smart practice for California's irrigated almond orchards.

From The University of California, Davis 2 Apr 2020

The distribution of biodiversity on our planet

Biologists have been using the so-called "biotic interactions" hypothesis to explain why the tropics around the equator are so species-rich.

2 Apr 2020

The Architecture Of A 'Shape-Shifting' Norovirus

Created from 13,000 separate images taken by an electron microscope, it reveals in rich detail the structure of the virus.

2 Apr 2020

Virtual Cell Predicts How Close Tumor Environment Influences Cancer Metastasis

The process of metastasis, which allows carcinoma cells to leave the tumor of origin, is still the leading cause of mortality for cancer patients.

2 Apr 2020

Organic Soybean Producers Can Be Competitive Using Little Or No Tillage

Strategies that protect soil health and water quality, can achieve similar yields at competitive costs compared to tillage-based production.

2 Apr 2020

Discovery Of New Biomarker In Blood Could Lead To Early Test For Alzheimer's Disease

Researchers discovered that high blood levels of RNA produced by the PHGDH gene could serve as a biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer's disease.

From UC San Diego 2 Apr 2020

Healthier Chickens, Happier Consumers

Developing a system of multi-angle and multi-range cameras to monitor commercial broilers to help producers monitor the chickens' level of activity.

2 Apr 2020

A New Mechanism Triggering Cell Death And Inflammation: A Left Turn That Kills

Z-form nucleic acids are double-stranded DNA and RNA molecules with a left-handed double helix structure, as opposed to the right-handed double helix.

2 Apr 2020

'Tequila' Powered Biofuels More Efficient Than Corn Or Sugar

The agave plant used to make tequila could be established in Australia as an environmentally friendly solution to Australia's transport fuel shortage.

2 Apr 2020

Under Extreme Heat And Drought, Trees Hardly Benefit From An Increased CO2 Level

The increase in the CO2 concentration of the atmosphere does not compensate for the negative effect of greenhouse gas-induced climate change on trees.

2 Apr 2020

Upgrading Biomass With Selective Surface-Modified Catalysts

Scientists have designed a catalyst composed of very low concentrations of platinum (single atoms and small clusters) on the surface of titanium dioxide.

2 Apr 2020

Researchers Discover Potential Boost To Immunotherapy

Researchers have discovered a pathway that regulates special immune system cells in lung cancer tumors, suppressing them and allowing tumors to grow.

2 Apr 2020

Reducing Reliance On Nitrogen Fertilizers With Biological Nitrogen Fixation

Crop yields have increased substantially over the past decades, occurring alongside the increasing use of nitrogen fertilizer.

2 Apr 2020

Hidden Messages In Protein Blueprints

Scientists from DKFZ, HI-STEM have identified a new control mechanism that enables stem cells to adapt their activity in emergency situations.

2 Apr 2020

Cellular Protein Shredders For The Fight Against Cancer

An international team of researchers has investigated how a cell's own "protein shredder" can be specifically programmed to fight cancer.

2 Apr 2020

A Plant-Based Diet Helps To Prevent And Manage Asthma, According To New Review

A plant-based diet can help prevent and manage asthma, while dairy products and high-fat foods raise the risk, according to a new review.

2 Apr 2020

Study reveals coconut oil reduces metabolic syndrome associated with obesity

An animal study has found that obese females who consumed a small amount of coconut oil every day, in spite of having a high-fat diet, exhibited reduced metabolic syndrome—several risk factors that increase the possibilities of developing heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.

1 Apr 2020

New cell therapy proves effective in human and mouse tumor models

A new study published recently in eLife reports that researchers have developed new immunotherapy that eliminates solid tumors in mice without causing detrimental side effects.

1 Apr 2020