Failed antibiotic could be a game-changing weed killer for farmers
Weed killers of the future could soon be based on failed antibiotics.
Molecular & Computational biology
May 24, 2023
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News tagged with herbicides
Researchers solve a 50-year-old enzyme mystery
Advanced herbicides and treatments for infection may result from the unraveling of a 50-year-old mystery by University of Queensland researchers.
Biochemistry
Jul 10, 2020
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Penetrating the quantum nature of magnetism
Antiferromagnets are materials that lose their apparent magnetic properties when cooled down close to absolute zero temperature. Different to conventional magnets, which can be described with classical physics even at the ...
General Physics
Jun 17, 2013
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US says rogue wheat was 'isolated' incident
US agriculture officials said Friday the discovery of genetically engineered wheat in an Oregon field appears to be an isolated incident.
Biotechnology
Jun 14, 2013
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Protesters across globe rally against Monsanto
Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said.
Biotechnology
May 26, 2013
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Fighting explosives pollution with plants
Biologists at the University of York have taken an important step in making it possible to clean millions of hectares of land contaminated by explosives.
Ecology
Sep 3, 2015
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Nanosponge filters out herbicide poisons
(Phys.org)—New research has demonstrated the potential of a new kind of nanomaterial to filter out environmental toxins in water.
Nanomaterials
Jan 21, 2013
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Stemming the tide of invasive weeds with world-first herbicide capsules
An innovative herbicide delivery system could revolutionize the way agricultural and environmental managers battle invasive weeds.
Plants & Animals
Dec 2, 2021
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Shifts in mating strategies help herbicide-resistant 'superweeds' persist
Herbicide-resistant "superweeds" change their mating strategies over time, an evolutionary shift that helps them hold onto valuable genes and outcompete other plants, according to a new study from University of Michigan researchers.
Ecology
Nov 30, 2016
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Unraveling the mystery of wheat herbicide tolerance
Genetically speaking, the loaf of bread you stress-baked during the COVID-19 shutdown is more complex than you think. Wheat's 16 billion genes, organized in not one but three semi-independent genomes, can overlap or substitute ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 9, 2020
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