Cadmium distribution and tolerance mechanisms in Artemisia argyi under cadmium stress
A new study in BMC Plant Biology reveals how Artemisia argyi, the source of mugwort leaf used in traditional Chinese ...
Tag: heavy metal tolerance
Gongronella: The Overlooked Fungus That Could Feed Crops and Clean Polluted Soil
A new review in IMA Fungus argues that the little-studied fungal genus Gongronella, which colonizes plant roots, mobilizes nitrogen and ...
A Single Rice Gene Decides Whether Cadmium Becomes a Silent Killer or a Manageable Stress
A single transporter gene, OsHMA3, determines whether rice locks cadmium safely in root vacuoles or lets it flood shoots, where ...
First Plasmid Found in Halovibrio Reveals a Mosaic Genome Forged by Gene-Sharing in Salt Brines
Researchers have characterized the first plasmid from the halophilic bacterial genus Halovibrio, uncovering a mosaic structure shaped by horizontal gene ...
Fungi Feasting on a 16th-Century Icon Reveal How Heavy Metals Shape Artwork Decay
Researchers profiled two fungi isolated from a 16th-century tempera icon, revealing how heavy metal tolerance and iron-scavenging genes pinpoint which ...
How Plants Fine-Tune Their Water Channels to Survive Drought, Salt and Toxic Metals
A new review in Stress Biology details how plants regulate aquaporin water channels through stress-responsive transcription factors and rapid post-translational ...
Tiny Carbon Dots Coated in Amino Acids Help Medicinal Plant Fight Cadmium Pollution
Polyglutamic acid-functionalized carbon dots reduce cadmium accumulation in Houttuynia cordata while restoring photosynthesis, reshaping gene expression, and enriching beneficial rhizosphere ...
Polluted Nigerian Lagoon Yields Bacteria That Eat Oil and Tolerate Toxic Metals
Bacteria isolated from Nigeria's polluted Ologe Lagoon can degrade up to 85 percent of crude oil hydrocarbons while tolerating lead, ...
Cotton Gene Offers New Clue to How Plants Detoxify Cadmium Pollution
Researchers have shown that the cotton gene GhBCAT12 enables cadmium tolerance by breaking down branched-chain amino acids to supply acetyl-CoA ...
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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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