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Genetic Duplication Governs Nitrogen Fixation Symbiosis Between Legumes, Bacteria

Researchers have found that rhizobial bacteria are hijacking a key protein in legumes involved in molecular transport to control how the symbiotic cellular structures that allow the plants to take up nitrogen form between the two organisms. 
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Isabel13/12/2022
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Bursts of fluorescence caught on video reveal how and why the sensitive plant Mimosa pudica moves its leaves rapidly

Plants do not possess nerves and muscles that enable rapid movement in animals. However, Mimosa pudica, commonly called touch-me-not, shame or sensitive plant, moves its leaves by bending the motor organ "pulvinus" immediately in response to touch and wounds. Since…
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Isabel12/12/2022
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Planting and management of improved grass in tropical savannas can increase soil carbon by 15 per cent

Scientists in Colombia show that well managed pasture can store more soil carbon while reducing nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions to offset the climate impact of livestock. 
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Isabel09/12/2022
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New research reveals destruction of forests and grasslands is biggest cause of biodiversity loss

New research into the causes of the devastating global biodiversity crisis has found that the conversion of natural forests and grasslands to intensive agriculture and livestock is the biggest cause        
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Isabel07/12/2022
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Evolution of tree roots may have driven mass extinctions

The evolution of tree roots may have triggered a series of mass extinctions that rocked the Earth’s oceans during the Devonian Period over 300 million years ago, according to a study.
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Isabel06/12/2022
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