Molecular Measuring Tape: How Plants Measure Fungal Signals to Tell Friend from Foe
Researchers at Aarhus University have discovered that a plant receptor called CHIP13 acts as a molecular measuring tape, using a ...
Tag: symbiosis
Climate-Driven Range Shift? Shrimpgoby Surfaces Far North of Its Known Waters
The first verified record of the shrimpgoby Tomiyamichthys oni in Korean waters, from Ulleung Island, marks the species' new northernmost ...
Soil fungi quietly decide which invasive plants win
A greenhouse and field study shows that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi shift the competitive balance between two co-invading plants depending on ...
Fungal Partners and Wild Barley: The Hidden Variability Shaping Future Salt-Tolerant Forage
Researchers in China have screened wild barley ecotypes and their Epichloë endophytes, uncovering major variation in growth, forage quality, and ...
Hidden Microbe Ally Helps Rice Pest Overcome Crop Resistance
A multi-omics study reveals that the bacterial symbiont Wolbachia supplies riboflavin to virulent brown planthopper biotypes, underpinning their adaptation to ...
Beetles Repurpose a Famous Pigment Gene to Build Homes for Their Bacteria
Scientists have discovered that tortoise beetles repurpose the Yellow pigment protein, famous for fruit fly colouration and behaviour, to build ...
Alligator Leeches Reveal a Hidden Core Microbiome Built for a Blood-Only Diet
A sweeping survey of Placobdella leeches from American alligators across the southeastern United States reveals a conserved core microbiome, four ...
Loyal but not faithful: marine worms swap microbes to stay stable
A three-decade survey of gutless marine worms reveals that their remarkably stable symbioses depend on a surprising willingness to acquire ...
From Friend to Foe: How Actinomycetes Switch Between Symbiosis and Disease
A new review in Microbial Ecology explains how the same biosynthetic gene clusters that make actinomycetes valuable symbionts can also ...
Sponge-Dwelling Archaea Turn Out to Be Dietary Flexitarians, Not Ammonia Specialists
Symbiotic ammonia-oxidizing archaea in marine sponges have been shown to consume amino acids as well as ammonia, revealing an unexpected ...
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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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