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When plants and their microbes are not in sync, the results...

Staff Writer - August 28, 2020

Sheng-Yang He, Michigan State University Many of us have heard about inflammatory bowel disease, a debilitating condition that is associated with an abnormal collection of...

Health

Oleandrin is a deadly plant poison, not a COVID-19 cure

Staff Writer - August 23, 2020

Cassandra Quave, Emory University With COVID-19 cases and deaths rising in the U.S. and globally, identifying new therapies to prevent and combat the virus is...

Health

Oleandrin is a deadly plant poison, not a COVID-19 cure

Staff Writer - August 19, 2020

Cassandra Quave, Emory University With COVID-19 cases and deaths rising in the U.S. and globally, identifying new therapies to prevent and combat the virus is...

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Duckweed is an incredible, radiation-fighting astronaut food – and by changing...

Staff Writer - July 15, 2020

Barbara Demmig-Adams, University of Colorado Boulder The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. What’s the big idea? Current industrialized food systems were optimized...

Environment

How to manage plant pests and diseases in your victory garden

Staff Writer - July 3, 2020

Matt Kasson, West Virginia University; Brian Lovett, West Virginia University, and Carolee Bull, Pennsylvania State University Home gardening is having a boom year across the...

science

Crop pathogens are more adaptable than previously thought

Staff Writer - June 23, 2020

Antonis Rokas, Vanderbilt University The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Many of the pathogens threatening the world’s major crops...

Art

If you’re not getting enough nature during the lockdown, try bringing...

Staff Writer - May 18, 2020

Kevin Nute, University of Hawaii Pandemics change everything, including the way we design buildings. After the 1918 Spanish flu and the scourge of tuberculosis, there was...