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Feb. 14, 2023 —Ginger has a reputation for stimulating the immune system. New results now support this thesis. In laboratory tests, small amounts of a pungent ginger constituent put white blood cells on heightened ...
May 12, 2021 —A Rutgers study finds that symbiotic bacteria that colonize root cells may be managed to produce hardier crops that need less ...
Feb. 4, 2021 —Spicy food is considered an example of 'Darwinian gastronomy': selection for antimicrobial ingredients to counter infection risk. By analysing over thirty thousand recipes, we show that ...
Jan. 27, 2023 —Researchers have solved a puzzle that could help switchgrass realize its full potential as a low-cost, sustainable biofuel crop and curb our dependence on fossil ...
Jan. 6, 2021 —The main bioactive compound of ginger root lowers autoantibody production and helps halt disease progression in mice with antiphospholipid syndrome and ...
July 25, 2022 —Scientists have discovered how to potentially design root systems to grow deeper by altering their angle growth to be steeper and reach the nutrients they need to grow, a discovery that could also ...
Feb. 28, 2022 —The ability of rice plants to modify their root systems to adapt to the surrounding soil water conditions is a great example of a phenomenon called phenotype plasticity. However, the exact mechanism ...
Mar. 2, 2021 —Researchers have found that plant root tips commonly converged to a catenary-curved shape because of restrictions imposed by one-directional and localized tissue growth. Plant roots need to be able ...
Oct. 26, 2022 —Scientists have developed a method for the direct observation of fine roots, which control the uptake of nutrients and water by trees. This provides a valuable addition to the existing knowledge of ...
Apr. 22, 2021 —A new study by historical ecologists finds that Indigenous-managed forests -- cared for as 'forest gardens' -- contain more biologically and functionally diverse species than surrounding ...