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In this episode of Weekly podcast, we speak to three experts who study different ways that people are affecting how plants and animals evolve – and how humanity has become the single biggest driver of ...

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Researchers have successfully uncovered the molecular mechanisms by which bacterial cellulose patches stimulate the regeneration of plant wounds.   - The regeneration process requires the activation ...

In 2019, scientists rediscovered a species of miniature deer long lost to science within the dry coastal forests of southern ...

Recent research into bacterial cellulose patches may speed plants' recovery, improve grafting and help with preservation.