A new study examines how shared pathogens affect host populations
... pathogen. Studying only the target species or the abiotic environment would not reveal the cause of the epidemic. Their results have not only important consequences for understanding the role of pathogens in species interactions but also provide a potential mechanism linking host biodiversity and ecosystem ...Wild grasses and man-made wheats advance research capabilities
...unique sources of resistance to various biotic and abiotic stresses," Rudd said. "I'm being forced to find broader gene pools to bring in the genetic variability I believe is necessary for the gene pool here." Karnal bunt, new races of Hessian fly, new leaf rust, stripe rust and Russian wheat aphid, as well...Small molecule interactions were central to the origin of life
...s of simple organic molecules that are produced by abiotic processes," writes Shapiro. "Nature will be instructing us, rather than we attempting to impose our schemes onto it." ...Sunflower speciation highlights roles for transposable elements in evolution
...is adapted to salt marshes. Both hybridization and abiotic stress have been implicated as natural agents of activation and proliferation of transposable elements. ...Rice Oligo Microarray Kit, 22K from Agilent Technologies
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