How root growth is stimulated by nitrate: Researchers decipher signaling chain

When 200 natural accessions of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana grown in a nitrate-enriched medium were compared, one ...

Living tissues are shaped by self-propelled topological defects, biophysicists find

With a new mathematical model, a team of biophysicists has revealed fresh insights into how biological tissues are shaped by ...
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End-to-end differentiable design of geometric waveguide displays

A novel differentiable approach optimizes geometric waveguide coatings, achieving substantial gains in light efficiency and uniformity for optical AR displays.
Medical Xpress

Genomic maps untangle the complex roots of disease

Today's biomedical researchers are relentlessly searching for genes that drive disease, with the goal of creating therapies that target those genes to restore health. When a single gene is the culprit ...
Frontiers

Non-destructive detection of microplastics stress in rice seedling: an interpretable deep learning approach using excitation emission matrix fluorescence spectra of root exudates

Introduction: Microplastics (MPs), ubiquitous and insidious pollutants pervading agricultural systems, pose an escalating threat to global food security. This makes the development of nondestructive ...
DualShockers

How to Get the Complex Root Legendary Sniper Rifle in Borderlands 4

One of the more intriguing legendary weapons in the game is one that is returning from Borderlands 3, and it is called the Complex Root. This strange sniper rifle doesn't fire a normal projectile, but ...
SciELO

The action of microbial collagenases in dentinal matrix degradation in root caries and potential strategies for its management: a comprehensive state-of-the-art review

Conventional views associate microbial biofilm with demineralization in root caries (RC) onset, while research on their collagenases role in the breakdown of collagen matrix has been sporadically ...
Medicine Buffalo

We now have the math to describe ‘matrix tides’ and other complex wave patterns

Last year, onlookers observed a startling site on China’s Qiantang River: waves forming a grid-like pattern. Dubbed the “matrix tide,” this complex wave pattern was caused by the river’s famed tidal ...
Mongabay

Tropical forest roots show strain as changes aboveground filter below

Tropical forest plant roots have not received as much research attention as aboveground vegetation. This knowledge gap affects our understanding of how rainforests adapt to change, including their ...