A and B: Flower and fruit of Musa ornata; D and E: Flower and fruit of Musa velutina. C and F: Genome features; G: Expression level of polygalacturonase genes in different tissues and species. imPC: immature pericarps; mPC: mature pericarps; imSC: immature sarcocarps; mSC: mature sarcocarps; imPC-0d: immature pericarps from fruits just emerging from the … Read more
A working model for SlTHM27-SlGAD2 in response to cold stress. Credit: The authors The frequency and intensity of plant stresses have increased in recent years due to climate change. Among them, low temperature is an unavoidable environmental factor limiting agricultural productivity. γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a non-protein, four-carbon amino acid that is widely found in … Read more
A person rides past a Walgreens truck, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, in Manhattan, New York City, on Nov. 26, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Walgreens on Thursday said it will start to work directly with drugmakers to bring cell and gene therapies to U.S. patients as part of a broader expansion of its specialty … Read more
Credit: Daniel Pelaez Duque, James Cook University Scientists have found oysters could be very useful in gobbling up nutrient pollution from tropical waterways, including the Great Barrier Reef. James Cook University’s Professor Jan Strugnell was co-author of a study that examined the effectiveness of using Blacklip Rock Oysters to remove nitrogen, phosphorous, solids and chlorophyll … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Nestlé has been criticized for adding sugar and honey to infant milk and cereal products sold in many poorer countries. The Swiss food giant controls 20% of the baby-food market, valued at nearly US$70 billion. Nadine Dreyer asked public health academic Susan Goldstein why extra sugar is particularly bad for babies … Read more
Plots of (the log of) water pollution abatement spending by steam electric power plants, against the democrat vote margin (1985–2015). Credit: Environmental and Resource Economics (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s10640-024-00859-w A new study led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) shows how firms in the United States behave differently depending on the political party in charge—even … Read more
Metabolites of lipid and flavonoids and the transcriptome profile analysis. A Lipid composition and the parentheses refer to the number of this ingredient. B Lipid composition of seeds at four developmental stages. C LA content in each kind of lipid. D Flavonoid composition and related numbers. E Co-expression network analysis on all the transcriptome data … Read more
The column chart shows changes incharacteristic metabolites after BL/BRZ treatment. Credit: Horticulture Research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhae056 Diosgenin, a secondary metabolite isolated from the Dioscorea spp. plant family, is an irreplaceable and ideal starting material for the synthesis of steroid hormone drugs. Dioscorea zingiberensis is the world’s most desirable and important plant source of steroid hormone … Read more
Northrop Grumman NGHT-1X engineering model Hall-effect thruster operating in Glenn Research Center Vacuum Facility 8. The design of the NGHT-1X is based on the NASA-H71M Hall-effect thruster. Credit: Northrop Grumman NASA has developed an advanced propulsion technology to facilitate future planetary exploration missions using small spacecraft. Not only will this technology enable new types of … Read more
Oocyst bursting – showing a bursting oocyst (looking like a dandelion seed head) with sporozoites (eyelash looking) coming out of on the surface of midgut of An. gambiae mosquito. Credit: UF/IFAS Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite that spreads from bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. If left untreated in humans, malaria … Read more
