Thames study: Rivers can be a source antibiotic resistance
Rivers and streams could be a major source of antibiotic resistance in the environment.
Environment
Feb 13, 2015
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News tagged with resistant plants
Habitat fragmentation increases vulnerability to disease in wild plants
Proximity to other meadows increases disease resistance in wild meadow plants, according to a study led by Anna-Liisa Laine at the University of Helsinki. The results of the study, analyzing the epidemiological dynamics of ...
Ecology
Jun 12, 2014
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Plant pathologist creates new plant disease assessment app
Fresh from his success with two widely utilized smartphone apps, CTAHR (College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources) plant pathologist Scot Nelson has created a new and more technical app, the Leaf Doctor, for a more ...
Other
May 14, 2014
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Biologists develop nanosensors to visualize movements and distribution of plant hormone
Biologists at UC San Diego have succeeded in visualizing the movement within plants of a key hormone responsible for growth and resistance to drought. The achievement will allow researchers to conduct further studies to determine ...
Biotechnology
Apr 15, 2014
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Plant hormone strigolactone plays key role in response to drought stress
Under environmental stresses such as drought and salinity, plants may experience restricted growth and productivity—stress responses that are mediated by complex molecular signaling networks. An international team of researchers ...
Biotechnology
Mar 14, 2014
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Missing link in plant immunity identified
After a 30-year search, scientists have uncovered how an enzyme critical to plants' rapid immune response against microbes is activated.
Biotechnology
Mar 12, 2014
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'Master regulator' protein controls flowering, disease resistance in plants
(Phys.org) —The next time you stop and smell the roses, thank MED18. The protein MED18 controls many important plant processes, including when a plant blossoms, how it resists key fungal diseases, and how it responds to ...
Biotechnology
Feb 5, 2014
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Developing new methods to assess resistance to disease in young oilseed rape plants
Being able to measure resistance to disease in young oilseed rape plants is vital in the battle to breed new disease resistant varieties of the crop, and is the focus of a study by a team of researchers led by the University ...
Biotechnology
Jan 28, 2014
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Researchers describe mechanism for plant virus resistance
(Phys.org) —Scientists have described a mechanism conferring resistance in brassica plants to Turnip mosaic virus, a discovery which it is hoped will lead to durable resistance being introduced into food crops, including ...
Biotechnology
Jan 14, 2014
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'Superbugs' found breeding in sewage plants
(Phys.org) —Tests at two wastewater treatment plants in northern China revealed antibiotic-resistant bacteria were not only escaping purification but also breeding and spreading their dangerous cargo.
Environment
Dec 16, 2013
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