In the Thuringian Forest or the Harz Mountains, dead spruce trees (Picea abies) dot the landscape like skeletons. Many have already fallen or been cut down. These dead trees serve as memorials to the ...

These substances may therefore represent a modifiable risk factor, paving the way for strategies to prevent type 2 diabetes," explains Marie Payen de la Garanderie, PhD student at Inserm and first ...

Mixtures of different defense substances: Spruce trees require various monoterpenes — typical components of resin — to combat bark beetles and the fungi associated with them. Specific defense ...