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Nature's Yearly Gift To Humanity: $2.9 Trillion In Economic And Environmental Benefits Of Biodiversity, Cornell Biologists Estimate
December 11, 1997 — If the planet's biota -- all the plants and animals and microorganisms -- sent a bill for their 1997 services, the total would be $2.9 trillion, according to an analysis by biologists at ... > full story -
Leaf Diversity Discovery Important For Global Climate Change Studies
December 10, 1997 — A new study of leaves from 280 diverse plant species from all over North America shows striking similarities in structure and function, despite different evolutionary ... > full story -
Wild Tomatoes Yield Formula For Nontoxic Insect Repellent, Cornell Researchers Say
November 11, 1997 — Scratching the surface of wild tomatoes that bugs don't bother, Cornell University scientists discovered the plants' chemical secret for repelling insect pests: a complex, waxy substance ... > full story -
Brazil Establishes World's Largest Rainforest Reserve
October 28, 1997 — The Government of the Brazilian State of Amazonas has created a new reserve in the Amazon, thus establishing the world's largest contiguous block of protected rainforest, the Wildlife ... > full story -
War Zone Could Promote Peace By Conserving Environment
October 10, 1997 — In the current issue of Science magazine (Oct. 10), Penn State scientist Ke Chung Kim, professor of entomology, recommends the official conversion of the DMZ into a system of bioreserves that would ... > full story -
Genetic Engineering Offers Painless "Shots" For Cattle
October 1, 1997 — For Kansas cattle, getting vaccinated may become as simple as eating fodder. Researchers at Kansas State University are developing a vaccine for calf enteric disease that will not be delivered as a ... > full story -
Seeds Without Sex -- Research Could Make Male Plant Parts Redundant
September 9, 1997 — CSIRO research could make male plant parts in crops redundant, and dramatically lift grain production around the ... > full story -
Cornell And Australian Scientists Clone The Gene Regulating Stem Growth In Pea Plants
September 6, 1997 — Plant scientists from Cornell University and the University of Tasmania, Australia, have successfully cloned one of history's first-studied genes -- the gene for stem growth in peas, according to ... > full story -
Researcher Calls For More Careful Use Of Biological Controls
August 27, 1997 — Using introduced plants or animals to attack undesirable species, though a valuable tool for agriculture and conservation, can cause widespread damage to native ... > full story -
Carbon Dioxide Helps Some Plants Survive Cold Weather, Cornell Researchers Find
July 18, 1997 — Elevated levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere benefit some plants by making them more tolerant to cold temperatures, Cornell University researchers have ... > full story -
New Plant Mutation Produces Tap Root With Large Amounts Of Oil, Proteins, And Starch
July 7, 1997 — Scientists at the Carnegie Institution and the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered a mutation in plants that makes the tap root accumulate large amounts of oils, proteins, and starch. ... > full story -
Novel CU-Boulder Plant Chamber Set For July 1 Reflight On Space Shuttle
June 29, 1997 — A University of Colorado at Boulder-built plant-growth chamber that carried pharmaceutical and agricultural experiments aboard an abbreviated NASA space shuttle mission in April will be reflown on a ... > full story
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