A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published a pioneering study that answers a central question in biology: how do organisms rally a wide range of cellular processes when they encounter a change—either internally or in the external environment—to thrive in good times or survive the bad times?
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Monterey Bay Aquarium Study Reveals How Kelp Forests Persisted Through the Large 2014-2016 Pacific Marine Heatwave
New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium and the University of California, Santa Cruz, reveals that denser, and more sheltered, kelp forests can withstand serious stressors amid warming ocean temperatures.
Inexpensive, Carbon-Neutral Biofuels are Finally Possible
When it comes to making fuel from plants, the first step has always been the hardest — breaking down the plant matter.
EVs that Go 1,000km on a Single Charge: Gel Makes It Possible
Futuristic advancements in AI and healthcare stole the limelight at the tech extravaganza Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024.
Solar and Batteries Go Big in the Desert
Discussions of solar energy can be quick to point out its intermittent nature: the Sun does not always shine in any one place all the time.
Mechanism of Plants Obtain Nitrogen by Supplying Iron to Symbiotic Bacteria
Researchers led by University of Tsukuba, based on the internal nitrogen status of a leguminous plant, have discovered peptide factors that function in the shoot and root systems to transport iron into the root nodules colonized by nitrogen-fixing bacteria.