Genetically modified Bt cotton plants contain a poison that protects them from their most significant enemies. As a result, these plants rely less on their own defence system. This benefits other pests, such as aphids. These ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 13, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0

Acceptance of genetically modified organisms is a complex issue linked to public perception of their potential benefits. Brian Wynne, professor of science studies at Lancaster University, tells youris.com about his long time ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Jan 17, 2013 not rated yet 0

"And don't let the bed bugs bite" is no longer a harmless adage. In reality today, these bloodthirsty bugs infest thousands of homes. According to a team of Penn State entomologists, biopesticides—naturally ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 20, 2012 5 / 5 (5) 0

(Phys.org)—Silent Spring, by marine biologist Rachel Carson, was first published 50 years ago this month, and two Perspective articles in the Ecology section of the journal Science examine the legacy of ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 28, 2012 4.2 / 5 (5) 4 |

The whitefly is a major problem for open field tomato cultivation throughout the world. Scientists of Wageningen UR together with a number of partners have discovered genes for resistance to the whitefly ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Sep 11, 2012 3 / 5 (2) 1

In an advance that could be used in masks to protect against nerve gas, scientists are reporting development of proteins that are up to 15,000 times more effective than their natural counterpart in destroying ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Aug 08, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) -- A University of California, Davis, discovery that male navel orangeworms respond more readily to artificial or "deceitful" female sex pheromones than to natural sex pheromones could lead to a better mating disruption ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jul 26, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) -- A team of scientists has made a novel discovery that could provide a new strategy for controlling armyworms and other insect crop pests around the globe.

Biology - Ecology

Jun 27, 2012 2 / 5 (1) 1

(Phys.org) -- A whole new class of biosensor that can detect exceptionally small traces of contaminants in liquids in just 40 minutes has been developed by a UNSW-led team of researchers.

Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry

May 29, 2012 4 / 5 (2) 1 |

Organically grown potatoes have a higher gene expression of starch production than conventional ones. This statement is put forward by RIKILT, part of Wageningen UR, researcher Jeroen van Dijk, who can tell organically grown ...

Biology - Biotechnology

May 03, 2012 3 / 5 (1) 0

The lab of a University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering professor was named on Tuesday, April 3 after Innovation Economy Corporation, a Riverside company that plans to commercialize ...

Nanotechnology - Bio & Medicine

Apr 04, 2012 1 / 5 (1) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemical additives that help agricultural pesticides adhere to their targets during spraying can lead to formation of smaller "satellite" droplets that cause those pesticides to drift into ...

Physics - General Physics

Mar 20, 2012 3 / 5 (2) 0 |

Pesticides are a bigger problem than had long been assumed. This is the conclusion of a study in which scientists analysed data on 500 organic substances in the basins of four major European rivers. It was ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Oct 13, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- AgriSolar this week announced an aggressive push into the European market for its no-chemicals insect killer that makes use of solar power to heat special insect-zapping light bulbs. AgriSolar ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Oct 02, 2011 3.7 / 5 (3) 12 |

A new study reveals how enzymes in the honey bee gut detoxify pesticides commonly used to kill mites in the honey bee hive. This is the first study to tease out the precise molecular mechanisms that allow ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jul 20, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 0 |