In the behavioral sciences, social epidemics of behaviors, ideas, and technologies have long been studied (e.g. Diffusion of innovations by Rogers21, first published in 1962). Examples include the adoption among humans of new agricultural technologies8, linguistic variants22, and social movements23...
Malassezia globosa14, a yeast commonly found on the skin of many animals, including humans. Nutrient and signal exchange in EMs. Mycorrhizal fungi, similar to other plant-interacting fungi, base their life cycle on the uptake of organic carbon from a living plant2 (Fig. 3). Fifteen genes ...
In the following, specific examples in which metabolic flux has been manipulated in species of agricultural significance are considered. 4.1.1. Flax Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is a common agricultural commodity that is traditionally used for cooking oils, as a fiber crop, and in the production of...
Being independent-minded generatesinteresting–because unexpected–opinions, likely to be listened to. This could be the primary goal of certain individuals36. In current evolutionary models, fitness is proxied by belief accuracy, which means that humans are assumed to be accuracy-maximizers. Here, w...
Regardless of whether the microorganisms deliberately introduced into the environment are wild-type or genetically modified bacterial strains, it is required that they are not harmful to the environment, plants, animals, and humans. Consequently, several factors must be considered prior to deliberately ...
Epigenetics involves signals that control DNA–protein interactions that can cause a phenotypic change in the absence of a genetic mutation [34]. Epigenetic information is genetic material that is superimposed over the existing nucleotide sequences [35]. An almost universal mechanism of epigenetic signa...