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Good Preparation Is Key, Even for Plant Cells and Symbiotic Fungi
November 14, 2011 — Laser capture microdissection provides an insight into the symbiotic program of root cells. The most prevalent plant symbiosis is that between root cells and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, called AM ... > full story -
Do Plants Perform Best With Family or Strangers? Researchers Consider Social Interactions
November 9, 2011 — In the fight for survival, plants are capable of complex social behaviors and may exhibit altruism towards family members, but aggressively compete with strangers. A growing body of work suggests ... > full story -
Sea Life 'Must Swim Faster to Survive' to Survive Climate Change
November 7, 2011 — Fish and other sea creatures will have to travel large distances to survive climate change, international marine scientists have warned. Sea life, particularly in the Indian Ocean, the Western and ... > full story -
Biodiversity Can Promote Survival on a Warming Planet, Mathematical Model Shows
November 6, 2011 — Whether a species can evolve to survive climate change may depend on the biodiversity of its ecological community, according to a new mathematical model that simulates the effect of climate change on ... > full story -
Climate Shift Could Leave Some Marine Species Homeless
November 3, 2011 — Rising temperatures will force many species of animals and plants to move to other regions and could leave some marine species with nowhere to go, according to new ... > full storyMore: -
Discovery of New Gene Could Improve Efficiency of Molecular Factories
November 3, 2011 — The discovery of a new gene is helping researchers envision more-efficient molecular factories of the ... > full story -
Duck's Boon Might Be a Turtle's Bane: Overturned Duck Nest Boxes Can Be Death Traps for Turtles
November 3, 2011 — Biologists have discovered that overturned duck nest boxes can be death traps for wetland turtles. Ordinarily a good thing, duck nest boxes -- a nesting box attached to a pole in the wetland ground ... > full story -
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Hybrid Power Plants Can Help Industry Go Green: Affordable Solar Option for Power Plants
November 3, 2011 — Researchers have developed a technology that combines the conventional fuel used in today's power plants with the lower pressures and temperatures of steam produced by solar power. His new "hybrid" ... > full story -
Genome-Scale Network of Rice Genes to Speed the Development of Biofuel Crops
November 2, 2011 — Researchers have developed the first genome-scale model for predicting the functions of genes and gene networks in a grass species. Called RiceNet, this systems-level model of rice gene interactions ... > full story -
New Species of a Tiny Freshwater Snail Collected from a Mountainous Spring in Greece
November 1, 2011 — A new minute freshwater snail species belonging to the genus Daphniola was found in a spring on Mt. Parnassos, central Greece. The new species has a transparent conical-flat coiled shell, gray-black ... > full story
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