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Plant Insights Could Help To Preserve Ancient Aboriginal Art
Aboriginal Australian artists use plant exudates, such as resins, for their artworks. A team has now used X-ray technology to reveal insights into the molecular structure of plant samples from centuries ago.
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Plastic Upcycling Improved by New Catalyst
Plastic upcycling processes continue to be advanced by a recently developed catalyst.
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Bacteria-Based Biobattery Developed for Hydrogen Storage
Scientists have succeeded in using bacteria for the controlled storage and release of hydrogen. This is an important step in the search for carbon-neutral energy sources in the interest of climate protection.
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Firefighters’ Exposure to Harmful Chemicals Tracked With Silicone Wristbands
Silicone wristbands have been used to track firefighters' exposure to semi-volatile organic compounds, including PFAS, to help identify the cause of their increased cancer risk.
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Fingerprinting Technique Developed To Verify the Geographical Origins of Virgin Olive Oil
Scientists have developed a new authentication tool to check the geographical origin of virgin olive oil as a control on quality and to detect adulteration and fraud.
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Release of Floral Fragrance Visualized
Direct measurements have been made of floral scents being released from a live lily using a laser interferometry method.
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Slashing Pollutants Other Than CO2 Just as Important To Give Earth a Chance
Slashing CO2 emissions by itself isn’t enough to prevent catastrophic global warming, a new study shows. But if we also reduce emissions of methane and other often overlooked climate pollutants, we could halve the global warming rate by 2050.
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Making Plastic More Degradable in the Environment
Scientists have now found a way to make plastics break down using only UV light.
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CRISPR-Combo Method Boosts Genome Editing in Plants
Scientists from the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, have developed CRISPR-Combo, a method to edit multiple genes in plants while simultaneously changing the expression of other genes.
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Gene-Edited Tomatoes Could Provide Much-Needed Vitamin D
Tomatoes gene-edited to produce vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, could be a simple and sustainable innovation to address a global health problem.
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