Agriculture
EDTA-Audit screens EDTA transposable-element outputs across 142 plant genomes
Evaluation of EDTA-Audit on 142 plant genome assemblies found that the tool flags missing files and unusual transposable-element profiles for...
CTVSeg-UNet: robust refinement for leaf vein phenotyping in curing tobacco
CTVSeg-UNet improved vein-pixel recall from 47.12% to 77.03% over standard U-Net while extracting more continuous tobacco leaf networks across curing...
Wheat remembers the cold: Molecular changes prepare plants for the next chill
An experimental study in wheat found that recovery after mild cold exposure involved delayed gene responses and histone-modification changes associated...
Higher maize density linked to weaker grain filling in apical grains
A two-year Heilongjiang field trial associated higher maize planting density with lower early sugar supply, starch-biosynthetic enzyme activity, and starch...
Multimodal semantic segmentation measurement of shank length in live chickens based on SegFormer and geometric positioning strategy
A multimodal SegFormer system measured live-chicken shank length through anatomical masks and geometric anchors, achieving low repeated-measurement variation but substantial...
Protein–polysaccharide co-assembly stabilizes epicatechin nanoparticles in laboratory study
A laboratory study found that a protein–polysaccharide co-assembled epicatechin–iron nanoparticle retained more antioxidant activity during 30-day storage and showed anti-inflammatory...
Fenugreek trades water savings for lower yield and richer seed antioxidants
A two-year field study found that water-stressed fenugreek produced fewer seeds but higher levels of several antioxidant-related compounds, revealing a...
Synthetic wheat reveals broad and isolate-specific blotch resistance loci
A multi-isolate association study in synthetic hexaploid wheat found a chromosome 3D region linked to reduced blotch necrosis against four...
Fused UAV data improve winter wheat biomass estimates in two-season field study
A two-season Chinese field study found that fused UAV spectral, texture, LiDAR and temporal features with random forest produced the...
New lytic phage curbs Bacillus cereus in food matrices
A new lytic phage, WAH2, reduced Bacillus cereus in biofilms, germinated spores, milk, rice, and pork, while showing environmental stability...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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