Leafood raises $6.75m to develop a vertical farming network for the Baltics
Lithuanian vertical farming company Leafood has secured $6.75 million (€6.45 million) in seed funding. The majority of the proceeds will go…
Author: Iqra Aslam
Iqra Aslam is currently working as lecturer of Biochemistry. She has been awarded with “Excellent performance Award” in recognition of her services and hard work. Her main areas of research include: enzyme based biosensors and enzymatic biofuel cells development.
Newly documented population of polar bears in Southeast Greenland sheds light on the species’ future in a warming Arctic
Scientists have documented a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears living in Southeast Greenland. The polar bears survive with limited…
Signaling ‘stressed-out’ plants
A plant scientist from the University of Missouri has discovered a new way of measuring stress in plants, which comes…
The layered effect: A single-cell map of corn’s root reveals a regulator of cellular diversity
A new study uses novel single-cell profiling techniques to reveal how plants add new cell layers that help them resist…
Rapid changes to the Arctic seafloor noted as submerged permafrost thaws
A new study from MBARI researchers and their collaborators is the first to document how the thawing of permafrost, submerged…
‘Dream’ discovery could sow crops better equipped to weather the climate change storm
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and James Cook University (JCU) have identified an “exquisite” natural mechanism that helps…
Metabolically engineered bacterium produces lutein?
A research group has engineered a bacterial strain capable of producing lutein. The research team applied systems metabolic engineering strategies,…
Headwater refuges: Combined effect of drought and fire on stream communities
Life is water, and water is life. This truism certainly applies to the Pacific coast, where streams and rivers function…
Resistance to cassava mosaic disease explained
Cassava, also known as manioc, is a staple food for nearly one billion people and an important source of raw…
The global indoor farming VC deal activity
Investment in indoor farming totaled nearly $1.2 billion worldwide in 2021, and the field has already attracted over $800 million…