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A Little Dusty – but Alive
14.03.2023
Viruses & Microorganisms
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A Weizmann Institute study shows that some bacteria that hitch a long-distance ride on desert dust particles may touch down alive and kicking
The Weight of Responsibility: Biomass of Livestock Dwarfs That of Wild Mammals
27.02.2023
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Wild land mammals weigh less than 10 percent of the combined weight of humans and are outweighed by cattle and other domesticated mammals by a factor...
Answering a Question That Has Bugged Ecologists for Decades
03.02.2023
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Researchers have produced the first global estimate of the combined weight of all land insects and related arthropods
Building Better Enzymes – by Breaking Them Down
12.01.2023
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In a major step toward greener industry, Weizmann Institute scientists create a computational method for generating enzymes with unprecedented...
Bacteria and Plants Fight Alike
01.12.2021
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A bacterial mechanism for sensing infection may help boost plant defenses
GORKY Protein Turns Bitter Tomatoes Sweet
29.04.2021
Genetics
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A huge new database helps reveal tomato riddles and may facilitate the breeding of delicious, disease-resistant tomatoes
Plant Microbiome Project Connects Students to Real-Time Research
31.12.2020
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High school students are out in the field, expanding our knowledge of an invisible ecosystem
Using a Wrench to Hammer Nails
08.09.2020
Systems Biology
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A step in the biochemical pathway for soapy plant compounds comes from the “wrong” set of tools
Can't See the Fungi for the Trees: The Forest's Hidden Helpers
30.06.2020
Environment
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Underground fungal networks transfer carbon between neighboring trees, even of different species
In the Grove
25.06.2020
Environment
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Dr. Rafat Qubaja's work on campus trees shows even small groves can help mitigate climate change
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