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Regulation Recommendations So That Biofuel Plants Don’t Become Weeds
March 26, 2013 In the United States, only species listed on state or federal noxious weed lists are regulated, and those lists are often biased toward species that affect agricultural crops. Conversely, invasive ... > full story -
Fruit Flies Fed Organic Diets Are Healthier Than Flies Fed Nonorganic Diets, Study Finds
March 26, 2013 Fruit flies fed an organic diet recorded better health outcomes than flies fed a nonorganic diet, according to a new study. Researchers found that fruit flies raised on organic foods performed better ... > full story -
Latest Genomic Studies of Wheat Sheds New Light on Crop Adaptation and Domestication
March 26, 2013 The latest genomic studies of wheat sheds new light on crop adaptation and domestication. The two projects sequenced and analyzed two ancestral wheat genomes of Triticum urartu and Aegilops tauschii, ... > full story -
Unique Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance Identified
March 26, 2013 Microbiologists have identified mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in a clinical isolate of E. coli resistant to carbapenems, a class of “last resort” antibiotics. The new study found ... > full story -
Novel Way Plants Pass Traits to Next Generation: Inheritance Behavior in Corn Breaks Accepted Rules of Genetics
March 26, 2013 New research explains how certain traits can pass down from one generation to the next – at least in plants – without following the accepted rules of ... > full story -
New Insights Into the Development of the Heart
March 26, 2013 Viewed from the outside, our body looks completely symmetrical. However, most internal organs -- including the heart -- are formed asymmetrically. This asymmetry allows the heart to do its job ... > full story -
Lemur Lookalikes Are Two New Species, DNA Says
March 26, 2013 Scientists have identified two new species of mouse lemur, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island of ... > full story -
Breakthrough Study Sheds Light on Cell Defense Against Radiation Exposure
March 26, 2013 New insight into the structural nature of Deinococcus manganese complexes in the world’s toughest microbe, Deinococcus radiodurans, gained by using advanced spectroscopy techniques, may ... > full story -
Scientists Confirm First Two-Headed Bull Shark
March 25, 2013 Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the first-ever, two-headed bull ... > full story -
Risk to Endangered Whales from Ships in Southern California Analyzed in New Study
March 25, 2013 Researchers have identified areas off southern California with high numbers of whales and assessed their risk from potentially deadly collisions with commercial ship ... > full story
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