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Successful Initial Safety Tests For Genetically-modified Rice That Fights Allergy
In a first-of-its-kind
advance toward the next
generation of genetically
modified foods —
intended to improve
... > full story
Ferns Took To The Trees And Thrived
As flowering plants like
giant trees quickly rose to
dominate plant communities
during the Cretaceous
period, the ferns that had
preceded them hardly saw it
as a disappointment. ... > full story
Virus-resistant Grapevines
Viruses can cost winegrowers
an entire harvest. If they
infest the grapevines, even
pesticides are often no use.
What’s more, these
chemicals are harmful to the
environment. Researchers are
... > full story
Plants’ Internal Clock Can Improve Climate Change Models
The ability of plants to
tell the time, a mechanism
common to all living beings,
enables them to survive,
grow and reproduce.
Scientists have studied this
... > full story
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Late Blight - The Irish Potato Famine Fungus - Is Attacking Northeast Gardens And Farms Now
July 1, 2009 — Home gardeners beware: This year, late blight -- a destructive infectious disease that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s -- is killing tomato and potato plants in gardens and on commercial ... > full story -
World's First 'Self-Watering' Plant: Desert Rhubarb
July 1, 2009 — Researchers have managed to make out the "self-irrigating" mechanism of the desert rhubarb, which enables it to harvest 16 times the amount of water than otherwise expected for a plant in this region ... > full story -
Thirst For Blood Sparks Toxic Algal Blooms
June 30, 2009 — The blooming of toxic algae that occurs during the summer conceal a fight for life and death. Scientists now propose that algal blooms are created when aggressive algae kill and injure their ... > full story -
Study Of Flower Color Shows Evolution In Action
June 30, 2009 — Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have zeroed in on the genes responsible for changing flower color, an area of research that began with Gregor Mendel's studies of the garden pea in the ... > full story -
Desert Dust Alters Ecology Of Colorado Alpine Meadows
June 29, 2009 — Accelerated snowmelt -- precipitated by desert dust blowing into the mountains -- changes how alpine plants respond to seasonal climate cues that regulate their life cycles, according to a new study. ... > full story -
Ozone Depletes Oil Seed Rape Productivity
June 29, 2009 — With rising ozone levels scientists have found that high ozone conditions cause a 30 percent decrease in yield and an increase in the concentration of a group of compounds with toxic effects to ... > full story -
Plant Protein 'Doorkeepers' Block Invading Microbes, Study Finds
June 28, 2009 — A group of plant proteins that "shut the door" on bacteria that would otherwise infect the plant's leaves has been identified for the first ... > full story -
Ancient Climate Change: When Palm Trees Gave Way To Spruce Trees
June 25, 2009 — One long-standing climate puzzle relates to the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene. Profound changes were underway. Globally, carbon dioxide levels were falling and the hothouse warmth of the dinosaur ... > full story -
Crab Apple Trees: Long-term Apple Scab Resistance Remains Elusive, Purdue Expert Says
June 25, 2009 — There are hundreds of choices when picking a crabapple tree from the nursery, but an expert says only a handful are resistant to a widespread fungus or other serious ... > full story -
Castor-oil Plants Genetically Altered To Produce New Bio-lubricants
June 25, 2009 — Researchers have genetically altered castor-oil plant so as to use it as a factory to produce bio ... > full story
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