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• Fungus
  Mating and Breeding
  Genetics
  Agriculture and Food
  Food and Agriculture
  Genetically Modified
   
  

  Sexual Reproduction Only Second Choice for Powdery Mildew

  July 14, 2013 — Genetically, powdery mildew is perfectly adapted to its host plants. Evidently, sexual reproduction and new combinations of genetic material usually prove disadvantageous for the fungus. Asexual ... > full story
• Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Agriculture and Food
  Food
  Biology
  Evolutionary Biology
   

  Surprising Benefits About Dairy Cow Inflammation

  July 12, 2013 — A new study finds surprising benefits about dairy cow inflammation, including benefits to late pregnancy and ... > full story
• Birds
  Nature
  Climate
  Bird Flu Research
  Frogs and Reptiles
  Global Warming
   

  Snakes Devour More Mosquito-Eating Birds as Climate Change Heats Forests

  July 11, 2013 — Rising temperatures threaten wild birds, including the Missouri-native Acadian flycatcher, by making snakes more active, according to biologists. They noted that farmers, public health officials and ... > full story
• Foodborne Illness
  Agriculture and Food
  Food and Agriculture
  Food
  Bacteria
  Birds
   
  

  Whole Chickens from Farmers Markets May Have More Pathogenic Bacteria

  July 11, 2013 — Raw, whole chickens purchased from farmers markets throughout Pennsylvania contained significantly higher levels of bacteria that can cause foodborne illness compared to those purchased from grocery ... > full story
• Genetics
  Molecular Biology
  Evolutionary Biology
  Cell Biology
  Agriculture and Food
  Veterinary Medicine
   
  

  Understanding Bulls' Gene-Rich Y Chromosomes May Improve Herd Fertility

  July 11, 2013 — The Y chromosomes of cattle have more genes and are more active than the Y chromosomes of other primates, according to ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Bacteria
  Infectious Diseases
  Food and Agriculture
  Microbes and More
  Behavioral Science
   

  Do Antibiotics in Animal Feed Pose a Serious Risk to Human Health?

  July 11, 2013 — As fears rise over antibiotic resistance, two experts debate whether adding antibiotics to animal feed poses a serious risk to human ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
  Trees
  Soil Types
  Organic
  Genetics
  Drought
   
  

  Plant Molecular Biologist Are Getting to the Root of the Matter

  July 8, 2013 — Plant molecular biologists go looking for the genetics of poplar root growth in low-nitrogen soil and wind up with a model for genetic ... > full story
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Hypertension
  Food Additives
  Pests and Parasites
  Malaria
  Biology
   
  

  Second Door Discovered in War Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

  July 8, 2013 — In the global war against disease-carrying mosquitoes, scientists have long believed that a single molecular door was the key target for insecticide. This door, however, is closing, giving mosquitoes ... > full story
• Land Management
  Urbanization
  Wildfires
  Natural Disasters
  Earthquakes
  Government Regulation
   

  Less Haze in Singapore as the Cause Becomes Clearer and More Complex

  July 8, 2013 — Small and large-scale farmers in Riau province, Sumatra, have been blamed for the recent choking smoke smothering Singapore and parts of Malaysia. But scientists in Indonesia have added a third ... > full story
• Seeds
  Agriculture and Food
  Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Life Sciences
  Nature
   
  

  To Feed the Future, We Must Mine the Wealth of the World's Seed Banks Today, Experts Argue

  July 5, 2013 — With fewer than a dozen flowering plants out of 300,000 species accounting for 80 percent of humanity's caloric intake, people need to tap unused plants to feed the world in the near future, claims a ... > full story

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