Background Silicon and aluminium oxides make the bulk of agricultural soils. Plants absorb
dissolved silicon as silicic acid into their bodies through their roots. The silicic acid moves …

Micronutrient silicon (Si) is receiving increasing attention in agriculture for its benefits to
plant growth and stress tolerance. Plants have developed a highly efficient Si-transport …

Phytoremediation has been widely employed for industrial effluent treatment due to its cost-
effectiveness and eco-friendliness. However, this process generates large amounts of …

Material-binding peptides (MBPs) have emerged as a diverse and innovation-enabling class
of peptides in applications such as plant-/human health, immobilization of catalysts …

The use of peptides to template inorganic nanoparticle formation has attracted great interest
as a green route to advance structures with innovative physicochemical properties for a …

Biomineralization in plant roots refers to the process of cell-induced self-assembly to form
nanostructures on the root surface. Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element in soils …

The paleoecological evolution of a peat bog in the Campos region, Rio Grande do Sul State,
Brazil, was determined based on an integrated study of stratigraphy, palynology, and …

In 2004, Thalassiosira pseudonana was the first eukaryotic marine alga to have its genome
sequenced. Since then, this species has quickly emerged as a valuable model species for …

Biomass from grasses such as sugarcane contains bodies of biogenic silica, the phytoliths.
In industrial biomass processing, phytoliths can be harmful to equipment causing wear and …

Biomineralization is a common phenomenon in plants and has been shown to be
chemically, functionally and topologically diverse. Silica and calcium carbonate have long …