All University of California Riverside articles

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    Study unearths rich rhizodeposits data for better bioenergy crops

    2025-08-06T07:24:00Z

    Scientists conducted a meticulous analysis of the compounds released by plant roots into their surrounding environment. The analysis yielded an abundance of data that can guide research aiming to improve the way we grow energy and food crops.

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    Dangerous bacterial biofilms have a natural enemy - thanks to stressed plants

    2025-01-13T15:58:00Z

    Scientists have discovered a chemical that plants produce when they’re stressed prevents biofilm from forming. The breakthrough offers potential advances in healthcare as well as preventing equipment corrosion in industrial settings. 

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    Scientists design new drug to fight malaria

    2024-09-26T18:00:00Z

    Scientists have designed a new drug against malaria and identified its mechanism of action. MED6-189 is effective against drug-sensitive and drug-resistant P. falciparum strains in vitro as well as in a humanized mouse model.

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    ‘Mother plants’ can stop viruses passing to their progeny

    2024-09-23T10:22:00Z

    Scientists have learned how plants keep viruses from being passed to their offspring, a finding that could ensure healthier crops. The discovery could also help reduce the transmission of diseases from mothers to human children.

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    Microbes found to destroy certain ‘forever chemicals’

    2024-07-17T18:00:00Z

    Scientists have discovered specific bacterial species that can destroy certain kinds of “forever chemicals,” a step further toward low-cost treatments of contaminated drinking water sources.

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    Study reveals next steps to uncover early life on Earth

    2024-07-10T13:40:00Z

    Despite decades of research, there’s still much scholars don’t understand about life’s beginnings and early evolution. A UC Riverside paper has opened the door to understanding more and to framing future studies that could help predict climate change and search for life beyond Earth. Source: Tim ...