The weedy vine Mikania micrantha, originally from Central and South America, has become a worldwide menace. Thus far, it’s spread to tropical climes in China and Southeast Asia, Australia, and islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as … Continue reading
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Genome of “mile-a-minute weed” hints at the secrets to its invasive success
Categories: Environmental Sciences | Genetics | Journal Club | Plant Biology | Sustainability Science
Tagged carbon, genome, invasive species, Mikania micrantha, nitrogen, photosynthesis, stomata, transposon, weed
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Journal Club: Study of volcanic gases offers new fundamental insights into the Earth’s carbon cycle
To understand how the planet’s climate will evolve and has evolved over geologic time, scientists need to understand the Earth’s carbon cycle. In work recently published in Science, researchers offer new insights into that cycle, upending calculations about just how … Continue reading
Categories: Chemistry | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | Ecology | Journal Club
Tagged carbon, carbon cycle, Earth's crust, geologic time, helium, isotopes, subduction zone, tectonic plate, volcano
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