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New insights into hybrid rice grain quality: How LY287 achieves superior performance

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has uncovered key molecular insights into how the hybrid rice variety Liangyou 287 (LY287) achieves superior grain quality.

Journal: Seed Biology

How mango fruits fight UV-induced oxidative damage

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team uncovers how mango plants activate a powerful internal antioxidant system to protect their cells from ultraviolet-B (UV-B)–induced oxidative damage.

Journal: Tropical Plants

A simple UV–persulfate–formic Acid strategy breaks one of the strongest bonds in PFAS

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has developed a simple yet powerful strategy to break down perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).

Iron-fortified biochar cuts “forever chemical” uptake in food crops

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team shows that a low-cost, sustainable soil amendment—hemp-derived biochar fortified with iron—can substantially reduce the movement of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from contaminated soils into edible plants.

Scientists trace microplastics in fertilizer from fields to the beach

Tokyo Metropolitan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied how polymer-coated fertilizer (PCF) applied to fields ends up on beaches and in the sea. They studied PCF deposits on beaches around Japan, finding that only 0.2% of used PCFs are washed into rivers and returned to the coastline. When there are canals connecting fields to the sea, this rises to 28%. Their findings highlight a potentially significant “sink” in the global circulation of plastics.

Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin

Discarded cigarette butts transformed into high performance energy storage materials

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Every year, billions of cigarette butts are discarded worldwide, creating one of the most pervasive and persistent forms of environmental litter. Now, researchers have demonstrated that this problematic waste can be converted into advanced carbon materials capable of powering next generation energy storage devices.

Investment in farm productivity tools key to reducing greenhouse gas

Cornell University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

ITHACA, N.Y. - A new study from Cornell University researchers finds improved farm productivity has been the driving force in keeping greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture in check.

Journal: Science Advances

University of Cincinnati awarded $1.1 million grant to tailor AI use in medical education

University of Cincinnati
Grant and Award Announcement

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has been selected as a recipient of a $1.1 million American Medical Association (AMA) Transforming Lifelong Learning Through Precision Education grant.

Funder: American Medical Association

Exploring metabolic noise opens new paths to better biomanufacturing

Washington University in St. Louis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have found the source of the fluctuating metabolic activity in microorganisms and developed tools to keep every microbial cell at peak productivity during biomanufacturing.

Journal: Nature Communications