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Researchers from the University of California, Davis, and an international team of scientists used the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas to create disease-resistant rice plants.

A new comprehensive review details the various mechanisms by which critical materials can be extracted from diverse water streams.

A plant-based insulin that can be delivered orally and regulates blood sugar very similarly to natural insulin has been developed.

In a discovery that could reduce or even eliminate the use of cobalt – which is often mined using child labor – in the batteries that power electric cars and other products, scientists have developed a long-lasting alternative made with nickel.

Scientists have analyzed the aroma of walnut kernels and deciphered the underlying "odorant code", showing a typical walnut aroma is created by the combination of two odorants that are present in the nuts in roughly a one-to-one ratio.

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new three-dimensional (3D) mesoporous biosensing-membrane that shows excellent sensitivity and long-term stability.

A recent investigation has discovered that ancient groundwaters harbor not only diverse and active microbial communities, but also unexpectedly large numbers of microbial cells.

Research using a machine learning model has determined that human activities are major contributors to the salinity of US rivers, while natural processes contribute more to the rising alkalinity.

Processed, infused juice concentrate shown to have anti-hypertensive effects in mice.

Subsoils are the largest storehouses for carbon, as well as one of the most important sources of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Global warming is accelerating the decomposition of soil humus