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Biology: Botany
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Making plant-based meat alternatives more palatable      (via sciencedaily.com) 

One of the biggest obstacles to the uptake of plant-based alternatives to meat is their very dry and...

Biology: Botany
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Sweet corn yield at the mercy of the environment, except for one key factor      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new analysis has identified the top factors accounting for yield variability in processing sweet c...

Biology: Botany
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Starch discovery reaps benefits for brewing, baking and milling industries      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Research has brought clarity to the longstanding question of how starch granules form in the seeds o...

Biology: Botany Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Ecology: Endangered Species
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Contours that kill: Geometry influences prey capture in carnivorous pitcher plants      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have shown that the shape, size, and geometry of carnivorous pitcher plants determines t...

Biology: Botany Ecology: Endangered Species
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Disease-resistant rice and wheat plants may modulate disease susceptibility in their neighbors      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Growing several plant varieties in the same field for disease resistance is a longstanding agricultu...

Biology: Botany Offbeat: Earth and Climate Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Heat sensor protects the Venus flytrap from fire      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The sensory hairs of the Venus flytrap contain a heat sensor that warns the plant of bush fires. It...

Biology: Botany
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Consumers, florists differ on floral arrangements      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Consumers don't necessarily pay attention to florists' arrangement design elements. And consumer lov...

Biology: Botany Chemistry: Biochemistry Ecology: Endangered Species Ecology: Trees Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Wood modification boosts biomass conversion      (via sciencedaily.com) 

By adding a naturally-occurring polymer that makes wood more porous, scientists have engineered tree...

Biology: Botany Biology: Cell Biology
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Silkmoths: Different olfactory worlds of females and males      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Female moths primarily use their sense of smell to find the best host plants on which to lay their e...

Biology: Botany Biology: Microbiology Ecology: Endangered Species
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Cacao plants' defense against toxic cadmium unveiled      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers used bright X-rays to unveil how cacao trees protect themselves from toxic metal cadmium...

Biology: Botany Biology: Zoology
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Prostate cancer study: More health benefits from plant-based diet      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Men with prostate cancer could significantly reduce the chances of the disease worsening by eating m...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Botany Ecology: Nature Ecology: Research Ecology: Trees
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The complexity of forests cannot be explained by simple mathematical rules, study finds      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The way trees grow together do not resemble how branches grow on a single tree, scientists have disc...

Biology: Botany Biology: Zoology
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Two decades of studies suggest health benefits associated with plant-based diets      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Vegetarian and vegan diets are generally associated with better status on various medical factors li...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Botany Biology: Microbiology Ecology: Endangered Species
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Calcium can protect potato plants from bacterial wilt      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists have discovered that calcium plays a significant role in enhancing the resistance of pota...

Biology: Botany Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Ecology: Invasive Species Ecology: Nature Ecology: Trees Environmental: Ecosystems
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Modeling tree masting      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The effects of a phenomenon called tree masting on ecosystems and food webs can be better understood...