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Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The … corn variety and protect maize by fending off fungal and microbial infections. Scientists had assumed that maize … maize. By deciphering the zealexin synthesis pathway, this study makes it possible to harness the protective function …

… gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … By leveraging metagenomics to sample the entirety of a microbial community out in its natural environment, … confirmation bias, because it enables scientists to study how methanogenesis takes place in the context of the …