Model of MYC2 in the modulation of fatty acid and flavonoid biosynthesis under MeJA treatment. In the early stage of olive fruit development, accumulation of MeJA could decrease the expression of MYC2, which could repress fatty acid biosynthesis by downregulating the expression of BCCP2 though binding to the G-box within the promoter. Conversely, MYC2 was … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Online dating sites have become one of the more popular means for people to meet each other and explore the potential for a romantic relationship. But did you know that it’s the size of the online dating pool that could make or break your own quest for love? A new study … Read more
This bar graph shows GISTEMP summer global temperature anomalies for 2023 (shown in yellow) and 2024 (shown in red). June through August is considered meteorological summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The white lines indicate the range of estimated temperatures. The warmer-than-usual summers continue a long-term trend of warming, driven primarily by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Earth will only remain able to provide even a basic standard of living for everyone in the future if economic systems and technologies are dramatically transformed and critical resources are more fairly used, managed and shared, according to an international research team including scientists from The Australian National University (ANU). The … Read more
In this July 2024 image, smoke rises from a wildfire burning in Jasper National Park in Canada. The wildfire devoured up to half of the main town. Images of towering wildfires tearing through forests and leaving a national park in cinders have kept many tourists away, putting one of Canada’s top industries on edge. The … Read more
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar have created a free-to-access online reference tool that scientists around the globe can use for investigating how the human body works at the molecular level and forming hypotheses to test with experimentation. Credit: Suhre/Halama Labs Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar (WCM-Q) have created an intricate molecular … Read more
The vegas’ soil from the highest altitude showed the highest soil organic carbon (SOC) content (A). Warming increased soil respiration rates and this effect was higher in soil from the highest altitude (B). Also, warming affected microbial biomass resulting in a decrease respect to lower temperature treatment (C); however, the biomass-specific soil respiration rates were … Read more
Graphical abstract. Credit: ACS Central Science (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.4c01010 Water polluted with heavy metals can pose a threat when consumed by humans and aquatic life. Sugar-derived polymers from plants remove these metals but often require other substances to adjust their stability or solubility in water. Now, researchers report a sugar-like polymer that traps heavy metals … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It’d be reasonable to think Washington’s space economy has a lot riding on Boeing’s Starliner, the spacecraft that left two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station and headed back to Earth with an empty cabin Friday. The astronauts were scheduled to return on Starliner in June after a week on … Read more
Wildfires around Los Angeles have wreathed the city in choking smoke. Out-of-control wildfires surrounding Los Angeles continued to grow Tuesday, forcing families to evacuate and blanketing the sky with choking smoke. Three separate blazes have erupted around the United States’ second-biggest city, fueled by a punishing heat wave and fanned by gusting winds. Thousands of … Read more
