nutrients

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Scientists have long known that nutrients influence this process, but exactly how cells sense and respond to those nutrients has remained unclear.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

The study used computer modelling to understand how climate change could alter how nutrients reached Windermere and Esthwaite Water.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

One of the biggest issues is that people may miss out on important nutrients.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

There, mycorrhizal fungi attach to the cells of a plant’s roots and spread out threadlike filaments, searching for nutrients and water to supply to the plant in return for carbon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“Is it, though? Is it attached to a root system? Is it ingesting nutrients? Water? Those are all signs of life.”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm