New warning over spread of ash dieback
The ash dieback fungus could spread more quickly and affect more trees than previously expected, according to research at the University of Exeter.
Ecology
Oct 27, 2016
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How plants time their flowering
The onset of flowering is a central event in the life cycle of a plant and ensures reproduction. From an agricultural perspective, it is important that flowering takes place at the right time to optimise harvests. Professor ...
Biotechnology
Oct 24, 2016
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Systems biology study discovers proteins that become more stable with increasing age
Some proteins behave in an unusual way: the older they become, the longer their life expectancy. A research team at the Max Delbrück Center in the Helmholtz Association (MDC) has now published this paradoxical finding in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 6, 2016
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Which cropping system is best for the environment?
What is the best cereal cropping system when considering the impacts on global warming, eutrophication, land use in a global perspective, and arable land quality?
Environment
Oct 5, 2016
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The value of marine waste
The Biomat research group of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) is studying marine waste on the Basque coast (squid, fish and algae waste) to obtain new materials. This line of research is offering a fresh take ...
Polymers
Oct 3, 2016
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Data-driven approach to pavement management lowers greenhouse gas emissions
The roadway network is an important part of the nation's transportation system, but it also contributes heavily to greenhouse gas emissions. A paper published this month in the Journal of Cleaner Production by researchers ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 27, 2016
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USU ecologists propose new method to probe population growth questions
By developing an innovative series of mathematical equations, Utah State University ecologists are shedding light on a stalemate that's vexed population biologists' understanding of why some organisms adapt and flourish, ...
Ecology
Jul 15, 2016
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Sustainability criteria for transport biofuels need improvements
In its Renewable Energy Directive, the European Union has set a 10% goal for the use of renewable energy in transport by 2020. Only biofuels meeting certain sustainability criteria are included in the renewable energy goals ...
Environment
Jun 14, 2016
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Clean Space board game teaches the environmental costs of space missions
It might not look like a training exercise: space engineers sitting around a meeting table, throwing down cards on a board game. But they are busily learning about the hidden environmental costs of space missions.
Space Exploration
Apr 14, 2016
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Biofuels from algae: A budding technology yet to become viable
Despite high expectations and extensive research and investment in the last decade, technological options are still in developing stages and key resources for algal growth are still too onerous for economically viable production ...
Biotechnology
Feb 29, 2016
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