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Posted March 11, 2008:

• Major Advance In Biofuel Technology: Trash Today, Ethanol Tomorrow
• Breath Of The Ocean Links Fish Feeding, Reefs, Climate

Posted March 10, 2008:

• Food Compounds That Kill Test-Tube Cancer Cells Analyzed
• Common Genetic Mechanism Discovered In Nitrogen-fixing Plants

Posted March 9, 2008:

• Newly Defined Signaling Pathway Could Mean Better Biofuel Sources

Posted March 7, 2008:

• Tiny Polyps Need Two Kinds Of Carbon To Survive Coral Bleaching

Posted March 6, 2008:

• Invading Trees Put Rainforests At Risk
• Secrets Of Cooperation Between Trees And Fungi Revealed
• Warmer Springs Mean Less Snow, Fewer Flowers In The Rockies

Posted March 5, 2008:

• Traditional Medicine: Identifying Potential Cancer Treatments Of Herbal Origin

Posted March 4, 2008:

• Evolution Of Root Nodule Symbiosis With Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria
• Will Global Warming Increase Plant Frost Damage?

Posted March 3, 2008:

• How Roots Find A Route Around Obstacles In The Soil

Posted March 1, 2008:

• Clues To How Plants Form Cell Walls Could Aid Biofuels, Nanotech

Posted February 29, 2008:

• Evidence Of 'Rain-making' Bacteria Discovered In Atmosphere And Snow
• Gene That Controls Ozone Resistance Of Plants Could Lead To Drought-resistant Crops

Posted February 28, 2008:

• Genetic Coding Of The Pea Unraveled
• Boron Is Essential For The Growth Of Plants And Animals

Posted February 23, 2008:

• Dung Happens And Helps Scientists: Scoop On Poop And Climate Change

Posted February 19, 2008:

• Solar Cell Directly Splits Water To Produce Recoverable Hydrogen
• New Paradigm On Ecosystem Ecology Proposed

Posted February 18, 2008:

• Predicting The Perfect Predator To Control Invasive Species

Posted February 17, 2008:

• Breeding Cotton To Beat The Heat

Posted February 15, 2008:

• Insects Will Feast, Plants Will Suffer: Ancient Leaves Show Affect Of Global Warming

Posted February 13, 2008:

• One Step Closer To Curbing Pests' Appetite For Crops
• How A Plant Know To Send Roots Down And Shoots Up: EAR Calls The Shots

Posted February 12, 2008:

• Nitrogen Pollution Boosts Plant Growth In Tropics By 20 Percent
• Fossil Fuels And Nitrogen Fertilizers May Be Slowly Reducing The Number Of Plant Species Globally, Study Says

Posted February 11, 2008:

• Living On 'The Red Edge': Rare Form Of Chlorophyll Discovered In Newly Sequenced Bacterium
• Plant Reflections May Be Key To Early Detection Of Plant Diseases And Treatment Needs

Posted February 7, 2008:

• Big Mac: The Whole World On Your Plate
• Growing Hypoallergenic Rubber Plants In Texas
• DNA 'Barcode' Identified For Plants
• Conservation Strategies Must Shift With Global Environmental Change, Ecologists Urge

Posted February 6, 2008:

• Gene Guards Grain-producing Grasses So People And Animals Can Eat
• After More Than 100 Years Apart, Webworms Devastate New Zealand Parsnips

Posted February 5, 2008:

• New Method Detects Fraud in Organically Grown Produce
• Crossing The Species Line: Immune Surveillance Similarities In Animals And Plants

Posted February 4, 2008:

• Using Flower Power To Fight Foot Woes
• Using DNA, Scientists Hunt For The Roots Of The Modern Potato

Posted February 2, 2008:

• Secret Of The Carnivorous Pitcher Plant's Slurp -- Solved At Last

Posted February 1, 2008:

• Keeping The Dust Down When Separating The Chaff From The Nuts

Posted January 31, 2008:

• African Fruits Could Help Alleviate Hunger And Bolster Rural Development
• Developing Better Forage For Feeding Hungry Cattle Year Round
• Fruit Cell Wall Proteins Help Fungus Turn Tomatoes From Ripe To Rotten

Posted January 30, 2008:

• When Accounting For The Global Nitrogen Budget, Don't Forget Fish

Posted January 29, 2008:

• Ants And Avalanches: Insects On Coffee Plants Follow Widespread Natural Tendency
• Could Bush Chips Be Profitably Used For Electricity Generation In Namibia?

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