Abstract Maize originated from teosinte parviglumis following a subspeciation event occurred in volcanic regions of Mesoamerica. The elucidation of the phenotypic changes that gave rise to maize have ...

Recently, there has been a dangerous increase in the concentration of heavy metals in plant shoots ... mitigates the manifestations of oxidative stress by increasing antioxidant activity and ...

Farmers rely on crop yields for economic returns, but soil or water contamination with heavy metals like arsenic threatens crop production and human health. However, some plants exhibit tolerance to ...

"Plants can absorb metals but I don't know ... contributed to a decrease of oxidative stress in the kidney, likely due to reduced concentration of heavy metals. “More studies would be helpful ...

The polymer was designed to mimic phytochelatin, a plant protein that selectively captures and neutralizes harmful heavy metal ions. The hyperconfinement of the polymer enabled a flow-through ...