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Gradients of Aliveness and Engineering: A Taxonomy of Fungal Engineered Living Materials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This paper explores the potential of fungal engineered living materials (ELMs), examining fungal biology and growth mechanisms, which underpin their development. It presents a classification framework based on aliveness, scaffold composition, and engineering degree. Unique properties such as self‐healing, biosensing, and bioremediation are highlighted,
Elise Elsacker, Jara Saluena Martin, Annah‐Ololade Sangosanya, Anouk Verstuyft, Aurélie Van Wylick, Eveline Peeters   +5 more
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Extractable nitrogen and microbial community structure respond to grassland restoration regardless of historical context and soil composition. [PDF]

, 2015
Grasslands have a long history of invasion by exotic annuals, which may alter microbial communities and nutrient cycling through changes in litter quality and biomass turnover rates.
Allen, Edith B, Crowley, David, Dickens, Sara Jo M, Santiago, Louis S   +3 more
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The First Review on Nano‐Agricultural Applications of MXene and MBene‐Based Materials for Plant‐Immunoengineering, Controlled Protection, and Inducing Biostimulation Mechanisms

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
MXene and MBene nanomaterials show significant potential in addressing critical challenges in biomedicine, applied biology, agriculture, and the environment. From a nano‐agricultural perspective, this relatively young field has witnessed emerging advances towards applications for plant‐immunoengineering, biostimulation, and controlled delivery ...
Alireza Rafieerad, Ahmad Amiri, Maik Böhmer, Soofia Khanahmadi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sodium nitroprusside and salicylic acid facilitated post-stress recovery in birch seedlings under cadmium stress by modulating ROS/RNS and lupeol levels

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture
Nitric oxide (NO) and salicylic acid (SA) are recognized for their ability to mitigate cadmium (Cd) stress, yet their roles in facilitating plant post-stress recovery after Cd exposure remain poorly understood.
Yanqun Ma, Zhiyu Ding, Huimin Liu, Bo Wang, Xiaoshuang Li, Haixin Yang, Ya Guang Zhan, Gui Zhi Fan   +7 more
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Alleviation of heavy metal stress and enhanced plant complex functional restoration in abandoned Pb–Zn mining areas by the nurse plant Coriaria nepalensis

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Heavy metal pollution caused by mining has been a topic of concern globally because it threatens ecological functions and human health. Nearly all current remediation strategies take into account only such short-term issues as how to reduce or stabilize ...
Xin-qi Yuan, Xin-qi Yuan, Zhao-lai Guo, Zhao-lai Guo, Chang-qun Duan, Chang-qun Duan, Jie Yang, Jie Yang, Hong Tang, Hong Tang, Lin-yang Li, Lin-yang Li, Ting Li, Ting Li, Chang-e Liu, Chang-e Liu   +15 more
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Assessment of recent eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) reef restoration projects in the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire: Planning for the future [PDF]

, 2016
Current oyster populations in New Hampshire total less than 10% of what they were in the 1980s, and the causal factors for the declines include disease, sedimentation, and human harvest.
Grizzle, Raymond E., Ward, Krystin M.
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Rocketing restoration : enabling the upscaling of ecological restoration in the Anthropocene [PDF]

, 2018
In the 25 years during which the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) has overseen the publication of Restoration Ecology, the field has witnessed conceptual and practical advances. These have become necessary due to the scale of environmental change
Aguilar, Ansell, Aronson, BenDor, Bennett, Bourne, Brancalion, Brancalion, Brancalion, Brancalion, Breed, Bull, Calvet-Mir, Cao, Chazdon, Cliquet, Cooke, Cordell, Dudley, Díaz, Elliott, Erickson, Fairhead, Faruqi, Gann, Gellie, Ghazoul, Gibson-Roy, Godfray, Gonçalves, Guariguata, Guzzomi, Hermoso, Higgs, Higgs, Hobbs, Holl, Jørgensen, Keesstra, Latawiec, Mace, Mansourian, Maron, Martin, Martin, McDonald, Meli, Menz, Merritt, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Miller, Mora, Muñoz-Rojas, Muñoz-Rojas, Naveh, Perring, Richardson, Ripple, Ruiz-Jaen, Rulli, Sabogal, Stanturf, Stevens, Suding, Suding, Tangney, Tischew, Toledo, Verdone, Wilgen, Wortley, Yin   +71 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
wiley   +1 more source

Single-stranded RNA viruses infecting the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile

Scientific Reports, 2017
Social insects host a diversity of viruses. We examined New Zealand populations of the globally widely distributed invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) for RNA viruses.
Monica A. M. Gruber, Meghan Cooling, James W. Baty, Kevin Buckley, Anna Friedlander, Oliver Quinn, Jessica F. E. J. Russell, Alexandra Sébastien, Philip J. Lester   +8 more
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Sustainable Liquid Metal Composites for Soft Electronics and E‐Waste Reduction

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Liquid metal (LM) composites embody recyclability, repairability, renewability, and resilience (4R), offering a sustainable route for soft electronics. With exceptional conductivity, stretchability, and eco‐friendly recovery, these systems enable closed‐loop lifecycles and reduce e‐waste.
Abdollah Hajalilou, Elahe Parvini, Carmel Majidi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source