A global research team including scientists from La Trobe University have identified specific locations within plants' chromosomes capable of transferring immunity to their offspring.
Breakthrough in Fighting Plant Disease
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Algae Could Prevent Limb Amputation
A new algae-based treatment could reduce the need for amputation in people with critical limb ischaemia, according to new research we've funded, published today in the journal npj Regenerative Medicine.
Measuring Impact of Drought on Groundwater Resources from Space
A team of Arizona State University scientists has been using the latest space technology, combined with ground measurements, to assess the health of one of the nation’s most important sources of underground water, a large aquifer system located in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
Study: Protein Linked to Cancer Growth Drives Deadly Lung Disease
A protein associated with cancer growth appears to drive the deadly lung disease known as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to new research from Cedars-Sinai.
Changes in Ocean ‘Conveyor Belt’ Foretold Abrupt Climate Changes by Four Centuries
In the Atlantic Ocean, a giant ‘conveyor belt’ carries warm waters from the tropics into the North Atlantic, where they cool and sink and then return southwards in the deep ocean.
Study Shows IPCC Is Underselling Climate Change
A new study has revealed that the language used by the global climate change watchdog, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is overly conservative – and therefore the threats are much greater than the Panel’s reports suggest.
