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Nuclear science to fight sleeping sickness

The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday announced an agreement to help African nations battle the tsetse fly, the main carrier of parasites that causes sleeping sickness with its bites.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Biologists discover that many nematode species make the same types of small-molecule pheromones

(Phys.org) -- All animals seem to have ways of exchanging information—monkeys vocalize complex messages, ants create scent trails to food, and fireflies light up their bellies to attract mates. Yet, despite ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists developing poison pill for Asian carp

Biologist Jon Amberg has spent the last two years obsessed with fish guts, laboring over a singular challenge: Develop a poison pill that will kill Asian carp and leave other fish unscathed.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Spider mite genome sequence establishes tools to tackle pest resistance

(PhysOrg.com) -- The tiny two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (only 0.3 mm in size) is a destructive worldwide pest that attacks more than 150 diverse crop plants, including tomatoes, peppers, strawberries, flowers, ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researcher tracks agricultural overuse of bug-killing technology

High corn prices are leading many growers to plant corn every year and to overuse pesticides and other bug-killing technology to maximize yields, researchers report. In many instances, pesticides are applied ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Early ripening of grapes pinned to warming, soil moisture

Researchers in Australia say they have pinpointed key factors in the early ripening of grapes, providing potential answers for wine growers threatened by global warming.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 26, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Using plants to silence insect genes in a high-throughput manner

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany, are now using a procedure which brings forward ecological research on insects: They study gene functions in moth larvae by manipulating ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Apps for day-to-day work

Games, e-mails and around-the-clock Internet access – smartphones are making the information culture an even more prominent part of everyday life. Businesses and employers are also increasingly relying ...

Technology / Software

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Transgene insects: Scientists call for more open data

While genetically modified plants have already been introduced into the wild on a large scale in some parts of the world, the release of genetically modified animals is still at a relatively early stage. A ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Worm speak' uses chemicals to communicate

(PhysOrg.com) -- A species of small, transparent roundworms have a highly evolved language in which they combine chemical fragments to create precise molecular messages that control social behavior, reports ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Pioneering engineers turn destructive plant into valuable carbon

Researchers in Scotland and Cuba are ridding the Caribbean nation of a major ecological problem while producing one of the world's most sought after substances.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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