Alzheimer’s disease (AD), characterized by abnormal brain accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides, is the most common cause of dementia with limited cure. Recent study…
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A major global change factor that is threatening the ecosystem services from forests, including their ability to regulate climate and support biodiversity, is the spread of…
As the largest terrestrial carbon pool, global soils provide great opportunity for climate change mitigation by transforming atmospheric CO2 as soil organic…
Breeding climate-resilient crops and developing targeted management practices are imperative to strengthening global food security. Climate change has created unpredictable environments with…
Potatoes are a nationally and globally important food crop for food security. Minnesota produced 0.8 million metric tons of potatoes in 2021. In Minnesota, potatoes are…
Crops can benefit from application of manure, which provides nutrients. Unfortunately, manure can also contaminate the environment if over-applied. Further, the published…
Fourteen PhD students at the University of Minnesota have been awarded PhD Graduate Assistantships through the Digital Science…
DSI has announced the awardees of Large and Medium Seed Grants, plus the first awards of Small Seed Grants, for 2024. The announcement can be found on the …
It has long been assumed by researchers that using electron beam radiation to study nanostructures would cause the crystals to degrade. In research published in …
Hurler syndrome, a genetic brain disorder also known as mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I), causes severe cognitive and physical abnormalities and early death. Current…