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Nanotechnology-enhanced electrochemical biosensors revolutionize insulin detection
FAR Publishing LimitedMolecular mechanism uncovered: Beta-Carotene keeps enzymes active under heavy load
Technical University of Munich (TUM)Enzymes are vital to metabolism and drive countless biological processes in humans, plants, and industry. Yet, when overwhelmed by excess substrate, some enzymes slow down — a phenomenon known as substrate inhibition. This can hinder drug effectiveness and industrial efficiency. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have explored this mechanism and found that beta-carotene may help counteract it.
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- Nature Communications
Ancient desert berry unlocks new hope for diabetes treatment
Zhejiang UniversityHow light and hormones shape cannabis flowers
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of ScienceFlower development in cannabis is key to its therapeutic and industrial potential, but how this complex process is regulated has remained unclear.
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- Horticulture Research
How potassium powers sweeter oranges: a leaf-to-fruit sugar journey
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of ScienceSweetness is central to the appeal of citrus fruit, but the molecular story behind that flavor has long remained untold.
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- Horticulture Research
Revolutionizing nitrogen monitoring in ginkgo with spectral modeling
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of ScienceA research team developed a novel method using bidirectional reflectance factor (BRF) spectra combined with the PROSPECT-PRO model and modified ratio indices to estimate nitrogen content nondestructively.
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- Plant Phenomics
Exploring microbial carbon fixation in semiarid farmlands: a path to sustainable agriculture
Maximum Academic PressIn semiarid farmlands, microbes are quietly shaping the planet's carbon cycle.
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- Pedosphere
Visual question answering model enables smarter diagnosis of crop diseases
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of ScienceA research team has developed a novel AI model, ILCD, and a supporting dataset, CDwPK-VQA, to help early diagnose crop diseases.
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- Plant Phenomics
Fighting back against a dangerous tick-borne disease
University of Missouri-ColumbiaIt’s tick season, and University of Missouri researcher Roman Ganta is fighting back.
As summer heat fuels the rise of lone star ticks across the Midwest and beyond, so too emerges a microscopic menace: Ehrlichia chaffeensis, the dangerous bacterium behind the disease human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME).
Like all bacteria, this tick-borne killer has potential to evolve and outsmart the antibiotic currently used to treat HME.
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- Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology