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Salt-Tolerant Bacteria Could Help Sundarbans’ Farmers Fight Rising Salinity

A new study is a key step toward implementing native bacteria as biological fertilizers to counter the region’s high soil salinity.

Protein Discovery In The Age Of AI

Twist Bioscience’s high-throughput DNA synthesis platform is enabling AI researchers to compress protein discovery timelines and expand therapeutic possibilities.

Health

Scarred But Unseen: How Childhood Neglect Rewires The Brain

The study found that neglect can negatively impact attention, language, motor skills, and emotional regulation in children.

Environment

India’s Birds in Peril: Citizen Science Uncovers Alarming Decline

Researchers studied the status of 942 bird species using data contributed by birdwatchers through the eBird citizen science platform.

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The Equalizers

Across Asia, people with disabilities are breaking physical and social barriers to STEM fields, opening the way for others.

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Heart Research Has A Gender Bias

The underrepresentation of women in heart research and treatment has perpetuated the widespread misconception that cardiovascular diseases are more common in men. Some women researchers in Asia have come forward to challenge that.

Health

Antibiotic Resistant Bug Found in Retail Chicken In Bangladesh

E. albertii is known to cause gastrointestinal diseases in humans, such as watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting and fever.

Environment

This AI Plant Doctor Can Monitor Urban Plant Health

The hybrid machine learning software can detect damaged foliage regardless of lighting and shape variations in the leaves.

Environment

These Newly Discovered Compounds Can Delay Flowering In Plants

Delayed flowering helps leafy crops maintain their nutritional quality for longer periods.

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