One in six younger Australians live in poverty

Poverty persists in Australia with younger demographics—including children, young adults and working families— bearing the brunt of the unequal distribution of resources in Australia.

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Lab-grown cell machinery prompts real cells to sense and react to outside cues

Imperial researchers have programmed bacterial cells to react to changes in light and temperature with the help of synthetic cell machinery.

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Grazing animals key to long-term soil carbon stability, study finds

Large mammalian herbivores like the yak and ibex play a crucial role in stabilizing the pool of soil carbon in grazing ecosystems such as the Spiti region in the Himalayas, according to a 16-year-long study carried out by researchers at the Center for Ecological Sciences (CES) and the Divecha Center for Climate Change (DCCC), Indian Institute of Science (IISc).

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/grazing-animals-key-to-long-term-soil-carbon-stability-study-finds

Bringing photocatalysis from laboratory to industry

Photocatalysis is considered a promising novel approach for the sustainable synthesis of, amongst others, active pharmaceutical ingredients and agrochemicals.

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Honeybees use a 'mental number line' to keep track of things

A small team of researchers with members from the University of Toulouse, the University of Lausanne and the University of Padova has found evidence that honeybees have a mental number line in their tiny brains. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes experiments they conducted with captive honeybees.

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Plants use their roots to measure manganese concentration available in the soil

A team of researchers led by Jörg Kudla from the Institute of Biology and Biotechnology at the University of Münster are the first to demonstrate, using the model plant thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), how plants perceive manganese deficiency and which processes subsequently take place in the plant at the molecular level.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/plants-use-their-roots-to-measure-manganese-concentration-available-in-the-soil

Reliably estimating proportion of bait-vaccinated populations in wildlife

Researchers developed a ground-breaking model to estimate bait vaccination effectiveness in wild animals based on the proportion of immunized animals in a population and the number of vaccine applications.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/reliably-estimating-proportion-of-bait-vaccinated-populations-in-wildlife