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New report provides comprehensive analysis of US agrochemical market to 2025

The report titled “US Agrochemical Market Outlook to 2025 – Increasing Usage of Integrated Pest Management Activities and Bio Pesticides to Drive Market Growth” provides a comprehensive analysis of the agrochemical industry of the US.

8 Jul 2020

COVID-19 pandemic can provide an opportunity to create sustainable societies

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the world into turmoil and disrupted the status quo, but it is also providing opportunities for innovation in the way we live and work.

7 Jul 2020

Researchers develop new model to assess the role of ecological engineers

When individuals think of engineering in nature, they would think of beavers whose machinations can mold the landscape by producing lakes.

6 Jul 2020

Organoids reveal inflammatory processes that play a role in infectious diseases

Research is employing mini-organs to model the digestive tract in the laboratory setting. These supposed organoids shed light on the inflammatory processes.

6 Jul 2020

Algae show excellent potential for green energy production

A majority of the substances that are used everyday work only in the right three dimensional (3D) structure.

6 Jul 2020

An effective strategy to increase zinc concentration in grains

Around 17.3% of people around the world are at risk of developing zinc deficiency, which means inadequate intake of zinc, which is a major health concern.

6 Jul 2020

Plant tissue succulence engineering can be used to improve drought and salinity tolerance

After several years of experimentation, scientists have engineered thale cress, or Arabidopsis thaliana, to behave like a succulent, improving water-use efficiency, salinity tolerance and reducing the effects of drought.

3 Jul 2020

Land-clearing practices in Brazil can significantly reduce corn yields

Brazil is one of the top three producers of both soy and corn globally, and its agricultural sector accounts for one-fifth of the country's economy.

3 Jul 2020

Chanterelle Mushrooms as a Taste Enhancer

Chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius) are one of the most popular mushrooms in Germany. Depending on the weather, the chanterelle season starts in early July.

3 Jul 2020

Importance of Sustainable Food

AZoLifeSciences speaks to Iñigo Charola about the importance of sustainable food production, and how the development of cultured meat can help.

From Biotech Foods 3 Jul 2020

Light-sheet microscope allows gentle, non-invasive observation of corals

Many corals are sensitive to bright light, so capturing their dynamics with traditional microscopes is a challenge.

2 Jul 2020

Cover Crops- Scaling Up a Key Sustainable Farming Practice

AZoLifeSciences speaks to agricultural scientists about their research into cover crops, and how this can help sustainable farming practices.

2 Jul 2020

Wild strains of salmonella find a backdoor entry into plants

As the world wrestles with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which arose after the virus jumped from an animal species to the human species, University of Delaware researchers are learning about new ways other pathogens are jumping from plants to people.

1 Jul 2020

Study shows raw milk harbors antimicrobial-resistant genes

According to a new study, raw cow’s milk sold in U.S. retail stores can harbor a large amount of antimicrobial-resistant genes if stored at room temperature.

From The University of California, Davis 1 Jul 2020

Anammox bacteria show ability to 'breathe' solid-state matter

A type of anaerobic bacteria responsible for more than 50 percent of nitrogen loss from marine environments has been shown to use solid-state matter present outside their cells for respiration.

30 Jun 2020

Existing drugs could disrupt SARS-CoV-2 from hijacking cells

An international team of researchers has analyzed how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, hijacks the proteins in its target cells.

30 Jun 2020

Researchers show how gut microbiome helps people resist cholera

Cholera can kill within hours if left untreated, and it sickens as many as 4 million people a year. In a new article in the journal Cell, researchers describe how gut bacteria helps people resist the disease.

30 Jun 2020

Researchers identify osmotic stress as stimulator of cellular waste disposal

Cellular waste disposal, where autophagy and lysosomes interact, performs elementary functions, such as degrading damaged protein molecules, which impair cellular function, and reintroducing the resulting building blocks such as amino acids into the metabolic system.

29 Jun 2020