News tagged with plant viruses
Virus may chauffeur useful 'packages' into plants
This time of year, the word "virus" conjures up a bedridden stint with coughs and chills - something everyone goes to great lengths to avoid.
Jan 04, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Researchers study insecticide-free method for control of soybean aphids
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Iowa State University researchers are examining a new method of controlling soybean aphids without the use of chemical pesticides. Bryony Bonning, professor of entomology, and Allen Miller, professor of pl ...
Sep 15, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Nanoparticle 'smart bomb' targets drug delivery to cancer cells
Researchers at North Carolina State University have successfully modified a common plant virus to deliver drugs only to specific cells inside the human body, without affecting surrounding tissue. These tiny "smart bombs" ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 12, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (5) |
1
Discovery could lead to better rice yields
(PhysOrg.com) -- Building on plant virus research started more than 20 years ago, a biologist at Washington University in St. Louis and his a colleague at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis ...
Biology /
Feb 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
