All iron uptake articles
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NewsResearch shows plants such as canola, tomatoes and rice reduce iron uptake when stressed by drought
New research has found that plants, ranging from canola to rice to tomatoes, actively shut down their own ability to take up iron when they experience drought. The study questions whether plants send out a ‘cry for help’ when they are stressed by drought to recruit beneficial soil microbes in their roots.
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NewsDrugs targeting iron regulation could be the answer to antifungal resistance
Drugs targeting iron uptake mechanisms could prove vital in the fight against human fungal pathogens, a new review suggests.