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Leaking away essential resources isn't wasteful, actually helps cells grow
Source - Experts have been unable to explain why cells from bacteria to humans leak essential chemicals necessary for growth into their environment. New mathematical models reveal that leaking metabolites -- substances involved in the chemical processes to sustain life with production of complex molecules and energy -- may provide cells both selfish and selfless benefits.
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Researchers discover new arsenic compounds in rice fields
Source - University of Bayreuth researchers, together with scientists from Italy and China, have for the first time systematically investigated under which conditions, and to what extent,...
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Scientists unravel mystery of photosynthesis
Source - Plants have been harnessing the sun's energy for hundreds of millions of years.
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'Rule Breaking' Plants May Be Climate Change Survivors
Source - Plants that break some of the 'rules' of ecology by adapting in unconventional ways may have a higher chance of surviving climate change, according to researchers.
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When laying their eggs, tobacco hawkmoths avoid plants that smell of caterpillar feces
Source -When laying their eggs, tobacco hawkmoths avoid plants that smell of caterpillar fecesAn olfactory co-receptor allows moths to avoid intraspecific competition