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• Ecology
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  Human Impacts on Natural World Underestimated

  May 8, 2013 — A comprehensive five-year study by ecologists -- which included monitoring the activity of wolves, elks, cattle and humans -- indicates that two accepted principles of how ecosystems naturally ... > full story
• Sustainability
  Energy and the Environment
  Agriculture and Food
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  Environmental Science
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Setting the Standard for Sustainable Bioenergy Crops

  May 8, 2013 — Bioenergy crops, such as Miscanthus and switchgrass, appear to be promising resources for renewable energy, but these new crops did not come with a manual on how to measure details on their ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
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  Scientists Alarmed by Rapid Spread of Brown Streak Disease in Cassava

  May 6, 2013 — Cassava experts are reporting new outbreaks and the increased spread of Cassava Brown Streak Disease or CBSD, warning that the rapidly proliferating plant virus could cause a 50 percent drop in ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Wild Animals
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  Zeal to Ensure Clean Leafy Greens Takes Bite out of Riverside Habitat in California

  May 6, 2013 — As consumers, we like to hear that produce growers and distributors go above and beyond food safety mandates to ensure that healthy fresh fruits and vegetables do not carry bacteria or viruses that ... > full story
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Pharmacology
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  Bees Survival: Ban More Pesticides?

  May 3, 2013 — Neonicotinoids are under intense scrutiny. But a ban of a broad variety of pesticides may be required to protect bees, humans and the ... > full story
• Nutrition
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Cholesterol
  Heart Disease
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  Staying Healthy
   

  Diet, 'Anti-Aging' Supplements May Help Reverse Blood Vessel Abnormality

  May 1, 2013 — A diet low in grains, beans and certain vegetables -- combined with "anti-aging" supplements -- improved blood vessel function, in a new ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Soil Types
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  Organic
  Endangered Plants
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Soil May Harbor Answer to Reducing Arsenic in Rice

  May 1, 2013 — Agricultural researchers are studying whether a naturally occurring soil bacterium, referred to as UD1023, can create an iron barrier in rice roots that reduces arsenic ... > full story
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Agriculture and Food
  Nature
  Ecology Research
  Mice
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  Amphibians Living Close to Farm Fields Are More Resistant to Common Insecticides

  May 1, 2013 — Amphibian populations living close to agricultural fields have become more resistant to a common insecticide and are actually resistant to multiple common insecticides, according to two recent ... > full story
• Food
  Agriculture and Food
  Exotic Species
  Invasive Species
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Genetics
   
  

  Substances in Honey Increase Honey Bee Detox Gene Expression

  May 1, 2013 — A new study shows that some components of the nectar and pollen grains bees collect to manufacture food increase expression of detoxification genes that help keep honey bees ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Endangered Plants
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  Nature
   
  

  New Plant Protein Discoveries Could Ease Global Food and Fuel Demands

  May 1, 2013 — New discoveries of the way plants transport important substances across their biological membranes to resist toxic metals and pests, increase salt and drought tolerance, control water loss and store ... > full story

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