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Plant stress
Plant stress refers to any external condition that negatively impacts the growth of a plant. Plant stress can cause adverse events in the plant's lifecycle such as altered gene expression, reduced cellular metabolism, or hindrance of growth. Many conditions can cause plant stress, including extreme temperature (hot or cold) or water (drought or flood), chemical contamination, and infestation by insects of microbes.
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JAN 18, 2018Earth & The Environment
Does climate change keep you up at night? Between thinking about wildfires and ocean acidification and starving polar be ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 17, 2018Plants & Animals
Back in 2015, a population of roughly 200,000 saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica) dropped dead in Kazakhstan for seemingly ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 01, 2018Earth & The Environment
Everyone loves a good Caribbean getaway, especially with the cold-streak that some of us up North are having. But how mu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 19, 2017Videos
It's a busy time of year, and there's a lot to be anxious about. The stress of the holidays, all the gifts to buy and fa ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 14, 2017Plants & Animals
Narwhals have become somewhat famous because of that catchy Weebl’s Stuff song. While these unicorns of the sea lo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 08, 2017Microbiology
Over the next century, the human population is expected to increase by 2 to 4 billion in urban areas. There has been an ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 30, 2017Health & Medicine
Do you know the difference between indica and sativa? Bubba kush and blue haze?Written By: Loren DeVitoNOV 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Man’s best friend isn’t just cute and cuddly, but dogs also make for powerful tracking tools. Law enforcemen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 22, 2017Microbiology
Salmonella enterica is the leading cause of bacterial illness in the United States as well as other parts of the world. ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 14, 2017Genetics & Genomics
People who doubt evolution need only look around to see examples of it in action.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2017Plants & Animals
If you follow animal conservation, then you might be familiar with the vaquita. It’s an elusive porpoise native to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 07, 2017Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that people get to see two male lions attempting to get it on, but recently-snapped pictures of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 02, 2017Immunology
Five fruits from trees found in Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest may be even better for us than blueberries, blackberr ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 25, 2017Plants & Animals
As if some critically-endangered animals’ lives weren’t difficult enough, natural disasters like hurricanes ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
It might be news to you that environmental disturbances and climate patterns like as El Niño can be influential e ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 28, 2017Cancer
Proponents of marijuana often cite the medical benefits of this recreational drug. But how prevalent is marijuana use in ...SEP 22, 2017Microbiology
Bacterial multicellularity sounds like an oxymoron, right? Actually, bacteria in the genus Pantoea (family Enterobacteri ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 19, 2017Plants & Animals
Plants are some of the most resilient life forms on Earth, and Rutgers University-New Brunswick professor Ying Fan Reinf ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
With only a few decades to come before NASA wants to start putting humankind on Mars to study it in person, the space ag ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 13, 2017Plants & Animals
Squirrels are known for their love of nuts; they pick up all different kinds from the ground and then cache them away fo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 12, 2017Plants & Animals
Animal poachers commonly target rhinos because of the large horns situated on their heads. The horns carry high monetary ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 10, 2017Earth & The Environment
Who knew that looking at old nautical charts could be the key to understanding the evolution of coral reef loss through ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 22, 2017Plants & Animals
Climate change is a major concern for environmentalists; one of the things they do is try to protect wildlife from succu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 21, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Tests that aim to diagnose asthma in young children can often be highly stressful to both the child and the parents. Fur ...
JAN 18, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Does climate change keep you up at night? Between thinking about wildfires and ocean acidification and starving polar be
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 17, 2018
Plants & Animals
Back in 2015, a population of roughly 200,000 saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica) dropped dead in Kazakhstan for seemingly
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 01, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Everyone loves a good Caribbean getaway, especially with the cold-streak that some of us up North are having. But how mu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 19, 2017
Videos
It's a busy time of year, and there's a lot to be anxious about. The stress of the holidays, all the gifts to buy and fa
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
Narwhals have become somewhat famous because of that catchy Weebl’s Stuff song. While these unicorns of the sea lo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 08, 2017
Microbiology
Over the next century, the human population is expected to increase by 2 to 4 billion in urban areas. There has been an
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 30, 2017
Health & Medicine
Do you know the difference between indica and sativa? Bubba kush and blue haze?
Written By:
Loren DeVito
NOV 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Man’s best friend isn’t just cute and cuddly, but dogs also make for powerful tracking tools. Law enforcemen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 22, 2017
Microbiology
Salmonella enterica is the leading cause of bacterial illness in the United States as well as other parts of the world.
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 14, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
People who doubt evolution need only look around to see examples of it in action.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you follow animal conservation, then you might be familiar with the vaquita. It’s an elusive porpoise native to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that people get to see two male lions attempting to get it on, but recently-snapped pictures of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 02, 2017
Immunology
Five fruits from trees found in Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest may be even better for us than blueberries, blackberr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 25, 2017
Plants & Animals
As if some critically-endangered animals’ lives weren’t difficult enough, natural disasters like hurricanes
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
It might be news to you that environmental disturbances and climate patterns like as El Niño can be influential e
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 28, 2017
Cancer
Proponents of marijuana often cite the medical benefits of this recreational drug. But how prevalent is marijuana use in
...
SEP 22, 2017
Microbiology
Bacterial multicellularity sounds like an oxymoron, right? Actually, bacteria in the genus Pantoea (family Enterobacteri
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
Plants are some of the most resilient life forms on Earth, and Rutgers University-New Brunswick professor Ying Fan Reinf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
With only a few decades to come before NASA wants to start putting humankind on Mars to study it in person, the space ag
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 13, 2017
Plants & Animals
Squirrels are known for their love of nuts; they pick up all different kinds from the ground and then cache them away fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
Animal poachers commonly target rhinos because of the large horns situated on their heads. The horns carry high monetary
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Who knew that looking at old nautical charts could be the key to understanding the evolution of coral reef loss through
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
Climate change is a major concern for environmentalists; one of the things they do is try to protect wildlife from succu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 21, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tests that aim to diagnose asthma in young children can often be highly stressful to both the child and the parents. Fur
...