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Costa Rica faces an exponential rise in dengue cases in 2023, prompting a health alert and calls for public assistance to combat the surge.

The peer-reviewed journal Letters in Applied Microbiology is recruiting its first intake of Junior Editors as part of its new drive to nurture early careers talent.

Injured plants make a trade-off between repairing damaged tissue and ramping up their defenses, research finds.

Injury triggers plants to either initiate defense mechanisms or regeneration mechanisms to repair the damaged part. Until now, it had been unclear whether these responses are linked or oppose each other. A new study shows glutamate receptors in plants mediate a trade-off between defense and regeneration, in favor of defense responses. The use of glutamate antagonists can tip the balance in favor of regeneration, this study finds.

Study illustrates trade-off between plant regeneration and defense, offers strategies for enhancing regeneration in agriculture In response to

The new contract for Route 78 contemplates the operation and improvement of 132.8km between Santiago and San Antonio.

Many parents struggle with home schooling in lockdown. But how are three experts in maths, English and science faring?