Nitrogen is vital for all known life. Yet most nitrogen on Earth is in the atmosphere as di-nitrogen gas, which many organisms can’t use. Fortunately, there are microbes that can tap into this ...
Most organisms require nitrogen to produce biological molecules, such as nucleotides and amino acids, but until recently, only prokaryotes were known to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere. “It’s a very ...
CO2 can stimulate plant growth, but only when enough nitrogen is available—and that key ingredient has been seriously ...
Considered natural allies against climate change due to their absorption of carbon dioxide, plants may however offer more limited help than expected. The cause: an essential ...
Visual assessment of the accuracy of the (semi) automatic segmentation of soybean nodule vasculature using Biomedisa’s smart interpolation algorithm. A research team used synchrotron-based X-ray ...
Global inventory reveals nitrogen is in shorter supply than previously thought in natural areas, which could limit carbon storage in plants and soils. “Outside of some tropical forests and drylands, ...