Phosphorus

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ONe novae stellar explosion may be source of our phosphorus

Astronomers have proposed a new theory to explain the origin of phosphorus, one of the elements important for life on…

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‘Legacy’ phosphorus delays water quality improvements in Gulf of Mexico

The same phosphorus that fertilizes the thriving agriculture of the Midwest is also responsible for a vast “dead zone” in…

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A new type of plant metalloreductase maintains root growth under low phosphorus

The release of low-molecular weight carboxylates, such as malate, is used by many plant species to mine poorly available phosphorus…

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