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Study shows genetic rice breeding goes back 10,000 years

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Masanori Yamasaki and colleagues from Kobe University in Japan, describe how they analyzed the genomes of severa ...

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created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Once feared extinct, Angolan sable wins new hope for survival

They are Angola's national symbol and the nickname for the country's football team -- yet fewer than 100 are believed still alive.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Simple genetic mechanism may be behind the origin of species

(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the secrets behind the emergence of new species have been uncovered in a genetic study, conducted in collaboration with bioscientists at The University of Nottingham.

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Help at the nest sets chicks up for life

The help that relatives give to nesting birds benefits their offspring well into adult life, researchers have found.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds modern dog breeds genetically disconnected from ancient ancestors

Cross-breeding of dogs over thousands of years has made it extremely difficult to trace the ancient genetic roots of today's pets, according to a new study led by Durham University.

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created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Jungle cats caught on camera in Belize

A camera trap survey, set up by scientists from Ya’axché Conservation Trust, has caught pictures of Central America’s two big cats: the jaguar and the puma (known locally as the red tiger).

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created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UW plant breeders develop an even heart-healthier oat

University of Wisconsin-Madison plant breeders have developed a new oat variety that's significantly higher in the compound that makes this grain so cardio-friendly.

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created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genes underlying the key domestication process in sorghum and other cereals

A study by a team of university and government scientists led by a Kansas State University researcher, indicates that genes responsible for seed shattering -- the process by which grasses disseminate their seeds -- were under ...

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created May 14, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Foxtail millet genome sequence completed

BGI, in cooperation with Zhangjiakou Academy of Agricultural Science, has completed the genome sequence and analysis of foxtail millet (Setaria italica), the second-most widely planted species of millet. This study provid ...

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created May 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breeder works to reduce aluminum toxicity in rice

(Phys.org) -- As rice farmers around the world begin to turn from wet paddies to dry fields in an attempt to conserve water and mitigate climate change, they are facing a new foe: aluminum.

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created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PhD student grows bell pepper with a hint of chilli

Martijn Eggink is cultivating a new bell pepper variety with an exotic flavour. This is the basis for his PhD research at Wageningen UR, in which he will correlate the flavour of the bell pepper to sugars, acids and aroma ...

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created May 03, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pod corn develops leaves in the inflorescences

In a variant of maize known as pod corn, or tunicate maize, the maize kernels on the cob are not 'naked' but covered by long membranous husks known as glumes. According to scientists from the Max Planck Institute ...

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created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

First-ever release of endangered burying beetles in Missouri

Beetle last seen in state in 1970s; Zoo has monitored for beetle since 2002. The Saint Louis Zoo's Center for American Burying Beetle Conservation; the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; the Missouri Department of Conservation; ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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