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Infecting a maize plant is no simple task for a fungal pathogen such as Ustilago maydis. A group of researchers led by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has now uncovered how the fungus detects that it has successfully entered its host. This signal triggers changes in fungal growth, as the researchers report in Nature Communications.
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Childhood trauma can leave scars that last long after the experiences themselves have ended. Its effects can reach into adult life, increasing the risk of mental illness, physical health problems and…
For the first time ever, a spacecraft will travel all the way to the Mars system and return. But first, it has to get through the launch
By framing coal and gas as essential to jobs, prosperity and national identity, the industry continues to resist the transition to renewable energy.
Following Ukraine's recent drone strikes on Russian data centers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested there was "less hate, less division and fewer provocations" online because of fewer…
South African universities, particularly Wits, lack transparency and independence because of the fossil fuel industry’s influence through funding, research partnerships and investments.
The world's top climate scientists will reconvene at the earliest opportunity, the panel's chair said on Monday, after member states failed to agree when to release its crucial new findings on global…
