Plant Science
Uncovering the secret to grass’s salty success
Saltgrass is both a potential climate-resilient crop and an importnat model for studying plant adaptation, genome evolution, and stress tolerance.
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Bioscience
Multi-enzyme pathway delivered into living cells
Nanoreactors ferry multi-protein machinery into cells, opening a potential route to precision therapies.
Environmental Science and Engineering
Soil biodiversity is an overlooked frontline of disease prevention
Soil biodiversity is essential for farming and climate stability, but new research shows it may also play a critical role in human health. Intensive agriculture and climate change are rapidly degrading this biodiversity, potentially increasing disease risk.
Environmental Science and Engineering
Soil microbes are source of plastic-degrading enzymes
Mangrove soil-derived microbial communities harbor enzymes capable of degrading polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
Plant Science
Chlorophyll enzyme boosts heat tolerance in Arabidopsis plants
An enzyme recruited to stress granules that form during heat stress in Arabidopsis plants helps boost tolerance to both sudden and gradual temperature rises.
Marine Science
Mapping movements of marine megafauna shows protection must go further
Global tracking data provides new insights into how marine creatures use ocean spaces and highlights the need for additional measures to achieve conservation targets.
Marine Science
Red Sea coral absorbs chemical contamination
Red Sea corals accumulate pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and other human-derived contaminants across reefs along the central Red Sea coast.
Bioscience
Brain fuel also helps wire neural connections
Lactate acts as both fuel and a signaling molecule in the brain, revealing a potential pathway for treating neurological disease.
Chemical Engineering
Engineered membranes made from corn proteins
Biodegradable nanofiltration membranes made from an agricultural byproduct could reduce the environmental impact of industrial chemical purification.
Electrical Engineering
Seeing smarter with a light-controlled synaptic device
An optical synaptic device that both senses and processes visual information holds promise for wearable electronics and bioinspired machine vision systems.
Bioengineering
Intelligent vision chip offers brainlike processing
Retina-inspired optoelectronic synapse can perform image processing and optical logic tasks.
Mechanical Engineering
Gas detector flags early battery failure
Laser-based sensor detects gases released in the early stages of battery failure, enabling timely safety shutdowns.
Environmental Science and Engineering
Bringing together the tools to harness the potential of microbial diversity
Combining approaches to better discover and cultivate microbial taxa could generate novel microbes for industrial and agricultural applications.
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