This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Analysis of root nodules of Alnus glutinosa sampled in a natural alder vegetation revealed two types, one containing clumps of endophytic ...

Could one of Earth’s earliest plants hold the key to building life-support systems beyond our planet? The question gained new weight after an experiment revealed that moss spores can survive almost ...

Plants can anticipate infection and time their immune attack accordingly, new research shows. Understanding that mechanism could help doctors time our own defenses better. In plants, this daily ...

Some new developments have been noted in a fossil older than a dinosaur. For the study, researchers evaluated a fossil discovered in Brazil, which was explained in detail within the journal Review of ...

Moss has the potential to provide food for astronauts of the future, according to a study that exposed one of Earth's oldest ...

• Algal viruses are important contributors to carbon cycling, recycling nutrients and organic material through host lysis. Although viral infection has been described as a primary mechanism of ...

Endosymbiotic relationships -- in which one organism lives within another -- are striking examples of mutualism, and can often significantly shape the biology of the participant species. In new ...

Moss — the small plant usually found in damp, shady spots — is already known for its resilience on Earth. It is among the ...

IN attempts to elucidate the details of plant cell wall formation, it is obvious that certain types of cells may be more useful than others. The investigation of cells which begin their existence ...

A team analyzed the amino acids that affect the formation of spores in a bacterium that causes food poisoning, Clostridium perfringens, and identified serine as an amino acid that inhibits spore ...