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The Mass of Human-Made Materials Now Equals the Planet’s Biomass

The Mass of Human-Made Materials Now Equals the Planet’s Biomass

09.12.2020
Environment
We are doubling the mass of the human-made, “anthropogenic” part of the world every twenty years and the curve is not flattening
Entering the Cloud “Twilight Zone”

Entering the Cloud “Twilight Zone”

26.11.2020
Climate
Nearly invisible, all-but-ignored areas of thin cloud cover raise temperatures below
Using a Wrench to Hammer Nails

Using a Wrench to Hammer Nails

08.09.2020
Systems Biology, Plants and Agriculture
A step in the biochemical pathway for soapy plant compounds comes from the “wrong” set of tools 
Orenia fungi

Can't See the Fungi for the Trees: The Forest's Hidden Helpers

30.06.2020
Environment, Plants and Agriculture
Underground fungal networks transfer carbon between neighboring trees, even of different species
Grove of trees

In the Grove

25.06.2020
Environment, Plants and Agriculture
Dr. Rafat Qubaja's work on campus trees shows even small groves can help mitigate climate change
root

The Soil Talks Back

07.05.2020
Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Climate
Learning to decipher this language might help grow better crops or increase production of plant-based drugs
coral reef

Marine Biomass: The Life that Stays Small, Lives Fast, Dies Young

23.01.2020
Evolution and Development, Environment, Environment
A new census asks why the oceans have so little biomass compared to land, and shows how small marine producers pull their weight
no sugar added

The Greenest Diet: Bacteria Switch to Eating Carbon Dioxide

27.11.2019
Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Environment, Plants and Agriculture
Such bacteria may, in the future, contribute to new, carbon-efficient technologies 
blowfly

Blocking Resistance Could Reduce Insecticide Use

28.10.2019
Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Organic Chemistry
Researchers screened thousands of compounds with a unique computer algorithm, finding one that may allow farmers to significantly cut insecticide use
hot water

How Hot Was the Ocean?

19.08.2019
Environment, Climate
Isotopes in iron oxides laid down two billion years ago hold clues to the conditions in which they were created

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A stem cell–derived human embryo model at a developmental stage equivalent to that of a human embryo at day 12 has all the compartments typical of this stage. The top sphere contains the part that will become the embryo itself, capped by the amnion; the bottom sphere is the yolk sac; the interface between them is a critical structural feature of human embryonic development. The two spheres are encapsulated by a cellular layer that will become the placenta

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A stem cell–derived human embryo model at a developmental stage equivalent to that of a human embryo at day 12 has all the compartments typical of this stage. The top sphere contains the part that will become the embryo itself, capped by the amnion; the bottom sphere is the yolk sac; the interface between them is a critical structural feature of human embryonic development. The two spheres are encapsulated by a cellular layer that will become the placenta
06.09.2023
Human Embryo Models Grown from Stem Cells
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Surviving on an Empty Battery
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