Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are a step closer to unlocking genetic clues that may lead to packing more protein and oil into soybeans, a move that would boost their value and help U.S. growers compete in ...
Biotechnology
Jul 19, 2010
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In the battle against soil fungi that discolor horseradish roots and can render the entire crop unsellable, University of Illinois researcher Mohammad Babadoost found that subjecting the roots to hot water before planting ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 19, 2010
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With 420 million people now online, the Internet can make or break a brand in China, a new report released Monday said, as far more people use the web to help decide what to buy than in the west.
Internet
Jul 19, 2010
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An international team including Empa researcher Francis Schwarze has sequenced the genome of the common split gill mushroom, Schizophyllum commune, a widely distributed fungus which grows on and decomposes wood. The genome, ...
Biotechnology
Jul 19, 2010
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A new biotech company has grown out of laboratory and clinical studies at the Medical College of Georgia with the goal of improving the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and cancer.
Biotechnology
Jul 19, 2010
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A team of students from ENSIMAG, an engineering school in Grenoble, France, and Virginia Tech is using bioinformatics to implement federal guidance on synthetic genomics. The students' work will help gene synthesis companies ...
Biotechnology
Jul 19, 2010
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Summer just wouldn't be complete without mosquitoes nipping at exposed skin. Or would it? Research conducted by a Kansas State University team may help solve a problem that scientists and pest controllers have been itching ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 19, 2010
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'Super hemoglobin' allows moles to thrive underground. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology have made the first identification of an adaptation in the blood of Eastern moles which allows ...
Evolution
Jul 19, 2010
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North Carolina State University researchers have developed a computer model that will accurately predict stormwater pollution impacts from proposed real-estate developments - allowing regulators to make informed decisions ...
Environment
Jul 19, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- We all know how fussy kids can be about their food, but now new research suggests they're not the only ones.
Plants & Animals
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