Dehesa carbon sequestration is compared, depending on different kinds of soil management
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After comparing two different soil use systems spanning 22 years, a study concludes that the dehesa’s capacity to sequester carbon is the same whether it is permanently pastured soil or used for temporary crops
A new epigenetic editing tool is developed to activate silenced genes
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The research project is based on the CRISPR genetic editing technique and uses a plant protein to control gene expression in in-vitro cells
A hydrological model leads to advances in the creation of a world water map
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The University of Cordoba participated in the first shaping of a hydrological model on a basin scale as a global model to advance in world hydrological predictions
A drug proves effective in the treatment of intestinal ischemia-reperfusion in animals
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The medicine, tested on rabbits, reduces complications from the treatment for the disease, a common veterinarian emergency among dogs and horses that stops blood circulation in the intestine
Verticillium wilt fungus killing millions of olive trees is actually an army of microorganisms
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A research project studied the microbiome of olive tree roots and concluded that Verticillium wilt is fueled by a community of microorganisms that team up to attack plants, thus reassessing the way this problem is dealt with
A study places the origin of a group of trees growing in Africa and Madagascar 50 million years ago
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The research looked into the evolution of the Daniellia clade, a set of trees with environmental importance, and confirms that more than half its species are endangered