H2O2 repurposes plant O2 sensing to regulate post-hypoxia responses

Experimental model and subjects Plant materials and growth conditions Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0 was used as the wild-type ecotype. The genotypes RAP2.121–28–FLuc, RAP2.12–GFP and Δ13RAP2.12–GFP were as previously described2,3. Seeds were sown in a 3:1 soil/vermiculite mixture, stratified at 4 °C in the dark for 3 days, then germinated at 22 °C/20 °C with a 16 h:8 h light/dark photoperiod and…

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Reorganization, other changes loom for NWS

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Weather Service faces reorganization The Trump administration is reorganizing the National Weather Service (NWS) and making changes to forecasting, while a key union representative warns the reorganization could involve potential staff cuts. © AP Federal employees at the NWS’s Weather Forecast Offices, which provide……

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The Iranian women Trump ‘saved’ from execution are simultaneously real and AI-manipulated

Only the night before, he had posted on Truth Social about the imminent executions of these women, quoting a screenshot that included a collage of eight glamorously backlit, soft-focus portraits. The photos of the women were immediately accused of being AI-generated. “Trump is begging Iranian leaders to not execute 8 AI-generated women. This is the…

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