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Algal genome provides insights into first land plants

Researchers have sequenced and analyzed the genome of a single-celled alga that belongs to the closest lineage to terrestrial plants and provides many clues to how aquatic plants first colonized land.

Isabel22/06/2020

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New study calls for reallocation of subsidies to encourage lower risk control options to fight fall armyworm menace

A new study is calling for governments to reallocate subsidies to encourage the use of lower risk control options – such as biopesticides – in the fight against the devastating maize pest fall armyworm (FAW).

Isabel18/06/2020

Agriculture Botany News Plant Science

‘Bee’ thankful for the evolution of pollen

Over 80% of the world’s flowering plants must reproduce in order to produce new flowers, according to the U.S. Forest Service. This process involves the transfer of pollen between plants by wind, water or insects called pollinators — including bumblebees.…

Isabel17/06/2020

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New species of seaweed and algae discovered

Researchers have discovered a new species of seaweed Calidia pseudolobata as well as four new genera of red algae from the warm waters of China. The research suggests there are many new species yet to be discovered – with potential…

Isabel16/06/2020

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Analysis of 65 years of work on the relationships between forests, deforestation and infectious disease emergence

The global COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the importance of certain previously little-studied scientific areas such as the relationships between ecosystems, their biodiversity and the emergence of new infectious diseases.

Isabel15/06/2020

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Algal genome provides insights into first land plants

New study calls for reallocation of subsidies to encourage lower risk control options to fight fall armyworm menace

‘Bee’ thankful for the evolution of pollen

New species of seaweed and algae discovered

Analysis of 65 years of work on the relationships between forests, deforestation and infectious disease emergence

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