Investigating genetic structure and predicted habitat expansion of endemic tree species in Southeast Asia

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have investigated the genetic diversity and future distribution of Shorea macrophylla ...

Old puzzle around protein distribution in plant cells solved with discovery of lipid switch

The researchers discovered that the lipid phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate (PI4P)—usually scarce in the ER—acts as a ...
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‘Google for DNA’ brings order to biology’s big data

MetaGraph compresses vast data archives into a search engine for scientists, opening up new frontiers of biological discovery ...

Tree planting by subscription, a new business from the former CEO of Reddit

Former Reddit CEO Yishan Wong is targetting individual consumers with a $25-per-month tree subscription service. Unlike ...