Archaeologists have made a discovery in southern subtropical China which could revolutionise thinking about how ancient humans lived in the region.

Biology - Biotechnology

May 17, 2013 4.9 / 5 (14) 1 |

Before rice cultivation became prevalent, ancient populations on the southern coast of China likely relied on sago palms as staple plant foods, according to research published May 8 in the open access journal ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

May 08, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

The plant hormones known as gibberellins (GAs) are growth promoters that are involved in a wide range of processes from seed germination to flower development. The details of the biosynthesis of GAs, however, ...

Biology - Biotechnology

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Harsh Bais and Janine Sherrier of the University of Delaware's Department of Plant and Soil Sciences are studying whether a naturally occurring soil bacterium, referred to as UD1023 because it was first characterized ...

Space & Earth - Environment

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Researchers have found that reusing the by-products of fruit and cereal processing could help promote the sustainability of the food industry, as long as its overall environmental fingerprint is clearly evaluated.

Chemistry - Other

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Whole-grain brown rice contains 15 vitamins and minerals, including B vitamins, potassium, magnesium, and iron—all nutrients the body needs to grow and develop normally. In addition to these essential nutrients, ...

Chemistry - Other

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Scientists have successfully bred a rice variety that is salt-tolerant, which could enable farmers to reclaim coastal areas rendered useless by sea water, a Philippine-based institute said Tuesday.

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 16, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0

With DNA from just four cells, researchers reveal how some of the world's most abundant organisms play a key role in carbon cycling in the seabed.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Mar 27, 2013 4.9 / 5 (9) 0 |

Madagascar needs over $41 million (32 million euros) to battle a locust plague as swarms of insects blot out the sky in the south of the island nation, the Food and Agricultural Organization said Tuesday.

Biology - Ecology

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Around half of Cambodia's tropical flooded grasslands have been lost in just 10 years according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Biology - Ecology

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In a collaborative study published online today in Nature Communications, researchers from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, BGI-Shenzhen, and University of Arizona have comple ...

Biology - Biotechnology

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Organic rice studies have moved to the front burner with almost $1 million in federal grants to Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists.

Biology - Biotechnology

Feb 19, 2013 not rated yet 0

Millions of people worldwide are regularly exposed to arsenic through drinking water and eating rice grown in soil and water containing high amounts of arsenic. Long-term exposure can lead to the development of different ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Feb 12, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org)—Consumed by 3 billion people, rice is arguably the world's most important food staple, and one reason for its popularity is that rice can be grown under flooded conditions that suppress weeds, making cultivation ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Jan 29, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

An Australian researcher who discovered a new species of flying frog near Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and named it after her mother said it was a rare find so close to such a big city.

Biology - Plants & Animals

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