WorldPingThe biopolymer lignin—one of the most important carbon reservoirs in plants and soils—not only decays through fungi or bacteria but can also be chemically attacked by iron linked to reactive oxygen species, without the involvement of microorganisms.
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Scientists turn seawater into fresh water without harmful brine
Without bacteria or chemicals: How methanol and formaldehyde form abiotically in nature
Light lets microswimmers switch between bacteria-like and algae-like propulsion
Bacterial invasion proteins could improve detection of live crop pathogens
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WorldPingScientists, clinicians, seed companies and others may soon have a new tool in their toolkit for detecting bacterial pathogens, thanks to a new study by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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WorldPingPhysicists at Leipzig University and Charles University in Prague have developed a method for changing the swimming style of tiny artificial microswimmers in real time.
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Scientists have developed a solar-powered desalination system that turns seawater into fresh water while removing nearly all of the leftover salt as a solid instead of producing harmful brine.
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Can Meta dodge the "pervert glasses" accusations with a new camera-free product?
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WorldPingThe MEA says there is no boundary between Pakistan and China; adds that J&K and Ladakh "are and will always remain integral and inalienable parts of India"…
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