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A recent study revealed the complex interplay between diosgenin (DG) and brassinosteroids (BRs) in Dioscorea zingiberensis. By integrating genome-wide methylation, transcriptome, and metabolite data, researchers constructed a regulatory network showing how DG and BRs balance each other. These findings offer new insights into plant secondary metabolism and potential for enhancing DG production for steroid hormone drugs.

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A significant study has uncovered the genetic mechanisms behind apple rootstock dwarfing, a practice pivotal for efficient and high-yield apple farming. The research delves into the role of the MdARF3 gene and its regulatory impact on plant growth, offering new insights into the genetic control of plant stature.

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Deposits of deep-pink sand washing up on South Australian shores shed new light on when the Australian tectonic plate began to subduct beneath the Pacific plate, as well as the presence of previously unknown ancient Antarctic mountains.

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Keynote speakers include investigative reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones, scholar-activist Yaba Blay and author Ibram X. Kendi.

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Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of pain and joint stiffness. And while physical activity is known to ease symptoms, only one in 10 people regularly exercise.

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The ability to imagine is pivotal for human development, driving creativity and problem-solving. It may also influence our relationship with others, according to new research.

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For nearly two decades, how kidney cancer becomes resistant to rapalog drugs has baffled the scientific community. Now a study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Kidney Cancer Program sheds light.

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Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found significant uptake and scalability in phone-based “PATH” intervention to improve psychological well-being in blood cancer patients, according to new study in JNCCN.

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Michigan State University researchers led by Shuo Zhang, have presented new findings that will help scientists better understand the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*.

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Clouds of gas in a distant galaxy are being pushed faster and faster — at more than 10,000 miles per second — out among neighboring stars by blasts of radiation from the supermassive black hole at the galaxy’s center. It’s a discovery that helps illuminate the way active black holes can continuously shape their galaxies by spurring on or snuffing out the development of new stars.