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Rice Blast Infection Mechanism Uncovered
June 21, 2012 — Scientists have made a new discovery that they hope might lead to effective control of rice blast disease. Rice blast is the most serious disease of cultivated rice and affects all the rice-growing ... > full story -
Trouble on the Horizon for Genetically Modified Crops?
June 20, 2012 — Pests are adapting to genetically modified crops in unexpected ways, including dominant resistance not previously observed in the lab, researchers have discovered. The findings underscore the ... > full story -
Chemical Analysis of Pottery Reveals First Dairying in Saharan Africa Nearly 7,000 Years Ago
June 20, 2012 — The first unequivocal evidence that humans in prehistoric Saharan Africa used cattle for their milk nearly 7,000 years ago is described in new ... > full story -
Nano-Pesticides: Solution or Threat for a Cleaner and Greener Agriculture?
June 20, 2012 — Research is urgently needed to evaluate the risks and benefits of nano-pesticides to human and environmental health. Scientists recently performed an extensive analysis of this emerging field of ... > full story -
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Sorghum Should Be in the Biofuel Crop Mix, Experts Say
June 20, 2012 — Sweet and biomass sorghum would meet the need for next-generation biofuels to be environmentally sustainable, easily adopted by producers and take advantage of existing agricultural ... > full story -
Why the Vibrant City of Palmyra Was Located in the Middle of What Is Now the Syrian Desert
June 20, 2012 — Norwegian archaeologists have solved one of the great puzzles of the Roman Empire: Why was the vibrant city of Palmyra located in the middle of the Syrian ... > full story -
Eat Less Meat and Farm Efficiently to Tackle Climate Change, Scientists Say
June 19, 2012 — We need to eat less meat and recycle our waste to re-balance the global carbon cycle and reduce our risk of dangerous levels of climate change, according to scientists. New research shows that if ... > full story -
Changing Pigs' Diets Alters the Gut Microbiota
June 19, 2012 — Including chicory in cereal-based diets of pigs results in profound changes in gut micro-environment, morphology, and microbial population of pigs, according to a new ... > full story -
New Gravitational Biology Lab Allows for Testing in Artificial Gravity
June 19, 2012 — NASA is expanding its existing capabilities for doing plant and animal tissue investigations on the International Space Station with the delivery of a new centrifuge scheduled for this summer. The ... > full story -
Schooling Fish: Wild Zebrafish Assess Risk Through Social Learning
June 19, 2012 — Scientists have investigated whether zebrafish use social learning to assess risk. They found that wild zebrafish, which are more timid than their domesticated counterparts, became emboldened after ... > full story
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