What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of August 11, 2021

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Drought can have a lasting impact on microbes that live in the roots of rice plants.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021
Drought changes rice root microbiome

Root-associated microbes help plants cope with drought stress

Drought can have a lasting impact on the community of microbes that lives in and around the roots of rice plants, a team led by University of California, Davis, researchers has

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Scientists are discovering clues to a mystery about cell movement.

Mon, 09 Aug 2021
New study provides clues to decades-old mystery about cell movement

Game-changing discovery impacts tissue engineering, wound healing and cancer research

A new study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers shows that the stiffness of protein fibers in tissues like collagen, is a key

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