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Agricultural Scientists Turn to a Wild Oat to Combat Crown Rust
Scientists are tapping into
the DNA of a wild oat,
considered by some to be a
noxious weed, to see if it
can help combat crown rust,
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Infection-Fighting Antibodies Made in Plants as Effective as Costlier Conventional Version
The first head-to-head
comparison of therapeutic
monoclonal antibodies
produced from plants versus
the same antibodies produced
... > full story
Invasive Plants Are Beneficiaries of Climate Change in Thoreau's Woods
Invasive plants could become
even more prevalent and
destructive as climate
change continues, according
to a new analysis of data
... > full story
Overseas Collections Play Important Role In Controlling Invasive Species
When melaleuca began
invading the Florida
Everglades and surrounding
areas, scientists knew of
one place to look for a
... > full story
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Mountain Plants Unable to Withstand Onslaught from Invasive Species
January 21, 2010 — Researchers have studied the distribution of plant species in mountainous environments. The study shows that mountain plant communities are not particularly resistant to invasion by exotic species. ... > full story -
Tilapia Feed on Fiji's Native Fish
January 13, 2010 — The poster child for sustainable fish farming -- the tilapia -- is actually a problematic invasive species for the native fish of the islands of Fiji, according to a new ... > full story -
Sex Life May Hold Key To Honeybee Survival
January 11, 2010 — The number and diversity of male partners a queen honeybee has could help to protect her children from disease, say scientists, who are investigating possible causes of the widespread increase in bee ... > full story -
Cold War Offered Odd Benefit -- It Limited Species Invasions
January 8, 2010 — A recent study about movement of bird species during the Cold War outlines one of the perils facing an expanding global economy -- along with international trade comes the potential for a significant ... > full story -
Birds Fight Alien Parasites: Darwin's Finches Develop Antibodies to Flies, Pox Virus
January 7, 2010 — Unlike Hawaii and other island groups, no native bird has gone extinct in the Galapagos Islands, although some are in danger. Biologists have found that finches -- the birds Darwin studied -- develop ... > full story -
Reducing Some Water Flow Rates May Bring Environmental Gains
January 5, 2010 — Although conservationists have often concentrated on increasing water flow through ecosystems to bring about more natural conditions in altered landscapes, increasing flows can have unfavorable ... > full story -
Whiskers Hold Secrets of Invasive Minks
January 3, 2010 — Details of the lifestyle of mink, which escaped from fur farms and now live wild in the UK, have been revealed through analysis of their whiskers. New research reveals more about the diet of this ... > full story -
Phragmites Partners With Microbes to Plot Native Plants' Demise
December 28, 2009 — Researchers have uncovered a novel means of conquest employed by the common reed, Phragmites australis, which ranks as one of the world's most invasive ... > full story -
Europe's Flora Is Becoming Impoverished
December 18, 2009 — With increasing species richness, due to more plant introductions than extinctions, plant communities of many European regions are becoming more homogeneous. The same species are occurring more ... > full story -
Understanding Apples' Ancestors
December 14, 2009 — A species of wild apples that could be an ancestor of today's domesticated apples are native to the Middle East and Central Asia. A new study comparing the diversity of recently acquired wild apple ... > full story
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