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Before plant material can be turned into biofuel to power things like giant jets and speedy motorcycles, a significant amount of moisture must be removed from it, which often requires both mechanical pressing and thermal drying. Researchers from Japan have figured out a way to eliminate the thermal part of the process, leading to the extraction of water-soluable antiviral compounds from cedar and ginger while turning the plants into clean, efficient fuels.To create a process that would extract moisture from plant matter…

The research found a strong indication that the BTNL9 protein helps cells in maintaining healthy cholesterol levels.The finding demonstrates how vital it is to ensure diversity in genetic databases.According to a recent study conducted by geneticists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health in collaboration with several other organizations, including the University of Otago and the Samoan health research community, the discovery of a genetic variant that is relatively common among individuals of Polynesian…

Crypto newcomer Oryen Network looks set to launch the next generation of high-yield investment opportunities for millions across the planet. This comes at the perfect time in crypto: a time when investments in many other projects are struggling and when a considerable amount of confidence has been lost in the market. But with ORY, you can have complete confidence in the stability of a project that’s primed for the big time thanks to a range of innovative features and solid underlying fundamentals. Investors in…

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt—Countries meeting in Egypt clinched a deal early Sunday that could send billions of dollars from wealthy countries to help developing nations treat the symptoms of climate change. But the agreement’s final text also offered its tacit blessing to natural gas, a fossil fuel that’s worsening the underlying disease. That surprise last-minute addition dulled the sense of triumph for activists who had hailed the major achievement of this two-week U.N. climate summit—the first-ever global agreement…

Farmers are increasingly being encouraged to plant cover crops, which take the place of their main crops during the off-season. According to a new study, however, the use of cover crops can actually reduce main-crop yields.First of all, cover crops definitely do provide some benefits.By planting them instead of leaving the fields bare, the erosion and compacting of soil is reduced, water retention is increased, less nitrogen (from fertilizer) runs off into waterways, and a greater amount of carbon is drawn from the…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research in the journal Marketing Science, conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago and University of Washington, finds a 10% increase in TV product placement for cigarettes increases sales by 2% for the tobacco brand shown on-screen. Furthermore, it has the same effect on its direct competitors' sales as well.…

Living at ease with the help of technology is not a luxury, but a necessity. Simplification of lengthy processes through emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) is turning to be new normal. Humans everyday life is filled with high-end technical gadgets like smartphones, speakers, etc. People are used to giving commands to Alexa and Siri on a daily basis. With the sudden upraise of Artificial intelligence, the 21st century has marked a rapid advancement of technology in every aspect of human life and…

PSY receptor mutant (right) and wild type (left). PSY receptor mutant is less stress tolerant, but its growth is facilitated. Credit: Dr. Yoshikatsu MatsubayashiCrops often grow under unfavorable conditions. Factors such as disease, extreme temperatures, and salty soils force plants to use energy to respond to the resulting stress instead of using it to fuel growth. This is known as the “growth-stress response trade-off.”Now, a group of scientists has discovered a previously unknown pathway that regulates whether a plant…

Osato Avan-Nomayo / The Block: DeFiLlama: Circle has burned a record ~$9B of its USDC stablecoin in the past 90 days, decreasing supply from $55.55B to $46.57B, as DeFi yields decline — - The USDC supply has dropped about $9 billion since early July. — This decline is due to an uptick in USDC redemptions for the U.S. dollar. Osato Avan-Nomayo / The Block: DeFiLlama: Circle has burned a record ~$9B of its USDC stablecoin in the past 90 days, decreasing supply from $55.55B to $46.57B, as…

Hoxton/Sam Edwards | Getty ImagesBond yields jumped this week after another major rate hike from the Federal Reserve, flashing a warning for market distress.The policy-sensitive 2-year Treasury yield on Friday climbed to 4.266%, notching a 15-year high, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury reached 3.829%, the highest in 11 years.Soaring yields come as the markets weigh the effects of the Fed's policy decisions, with the Dow dropping nearly 600 points into bear market territory, tumbling to a fresh low for 2022. The yield…