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When insects attack your garden, plants don’t simply endure the assault in silence. New research reveals they broadcast molecular distress signals to warn their neighbors about incoming threats.

A joint research team has discovered a new molecular switch that determines when plant leaves begin to age. The research team has identified for the first time a new mechanism in which RNA made from ...

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has discovered a new way to make yeast cells more ...

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In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have identified a "universal thermal performance curve" ...

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