Seedlings Face Uphill Battle with Climate Change
Some pine trees may have trouble gaining a foothold above the treeline.
Some pine trees may have trouble gaining a foothold above the treeline.
Deeper soil layers are more sensitive to warming than previously thought.
Redox metabolism was engineered in Yarrowia lipolytica to increase the availability of reducing molecules needed for lipid production.
Microbial enzymes create precursors of nylon while avoiding harsh chemicals and energy-demanding heat.
Introduced traits remain stable, improving biofuel production in a field setting.
State-of-the-art mass spectrometer delivers unprecedented capability to scientists.
Research reveals that giant viruses acquire genes piecemeal from others, with implications for bioenergy production and environmental cleanup.
Researchers find a grass gene affecting how plants manage water and carbon dioxide that could be useful to growing biofuel crops on marginal land.
Plants and soil microbes may be altered by climate warming at different rates and in different ways, meaning vital nutrient patterns could be misaligned.
Teamwork provides insight into complicated cloud processes that are important to potential environmental changes in the Arctic.
For the first time, scientists pinpointed how often storms topple trees, helping to predict how changes in Amazonia affect the world.
A newly discovered metabolic process linking different bacteria in a community could enhance bioenergy production.
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