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Lab-Grown Meat a Reality, But Who Will Eat It?
A handful of scientists are now culturing meat from animal muscle cells, but don't look for it at the supermarket anytime soon. Costs are high, production models are nonexistent and few carnivores are clamoring for an alternative.
A handful of scientists are now culturing meat from animal muscle cells, but don't look for it at the supermarket anytime soon. Costs are high, production models are nonexistent and few carnivores are clamoring for an alternative.
Agriculture
Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 12:12pm
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 12:12pm
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The Science of Making Great Beer
How do yeast, water, hops and grain combine to form a lager, pilsener or ale? The process requires careful supervision and tightly controlled conditions. Expert brewmasters explain how temperature, timing and ingredients all factor into making an excellent beer.
How do yeast, water, hops and grain combine to form a lager, pilsener or ale? The process requires careful supervision and tightly controlled conditions. Expert brewmasters explain how temperature, timing and ingredients all factor into making an excellent beer.
International seed aid "in need of rethink"
Experts claim that mass handouts of seeds are not helping poor farmers.
Experts claim that mass handouts of seeds are not helping poor farmers.
Agriculture
Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 8:47am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 8:47am
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Geography Students Put Local Foods on the Map 
As temperatures warm, farm fields begin to green and outdoor farmers’ markets get under way, the time is ripe for thinking about local foods. For Madison residents, finding locally produced foods is now just a mouse click away.
As temperatures warm, farm fields begin to green and outdoor farmers’ markets get under way, the time is ripe for thinking about local foods. For Madison residents, finding locally produced foods is now just a mouse click away.
Agriculture
Source: Newswise
Posted on: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 2:42pm
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Source: Newswise
Posted on: Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 2:42pm
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Scientists dig deeper into the genetics of schizophrenia by evaluating microRNAs
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have illuminated a window into how abnormalities in microRNAs, a family of molecules that regulate expression of numerous genes, may contribute to the behavioral and neuronal deficits associated with schizophrenia and possibly other brain disorders.
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have illuminated a window into how abnormalities in microRNAs, a family of molecules that regulate expression of numerous genes, may contribute to the behavioral and neuronal deficits associated with schizophrenia and possibly other brain disorders.
Agriculture
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, May 12, 2008, 8:32am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, May 12, 2008, 8:32am
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Elucidating iron transport mechanisms in tuberculosis bug identifies new TB drug targets
It is pathetically true that Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of TB is still thriving the test of scientific interventions despite affecting almost one -third of the worlds’ population. The fact that it takes approximately one human life every 15 second somewhere in the world is an unfortunate death statistics unmatched by any other microbe.
It is pathetically true that Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of TB is still thriving the test of scientific interventions despite affecting almost one -third of the worlds’ population. The fact that it takes approximately one human life every 15 second somewhere in the world is an unfortunate death statistics unmatched by any other microbe.
Agriculture
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, May 07, 2008, 9:14am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, May 07, 2008, 9:14am
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Researchers find way to make tumor cells easier to destroy
Tumors have a unique vulnerability that can be exploited to make them more sensitive to heat and radiation, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report.
Tumors have a unique vulnerability that can be exploited to make them more sensitive to heat and radiation, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report.
Climate troubles brewing for beer makers
Rising temperatures are affecting European hop harvests.
Rising temperatures are affecting European hop harvests.
Agriculture
Source: Nature
Posted on: Monday, May 05, 2008, 8:54am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Monday, May 05, 2008, 8:54am
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Ancient sunflower fuels debate about agriculture in the Americas
Ancient Sunflower Fuels Debate About Agriculture in the Americas Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Florida State University have confirmed evidence of domesticated sunflower in Mexico — 4,000 years before what had been previously believed.
Ancient Sunflower Fuels Debate About Agriculture in the Americas Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Florida State University have confirmed evidence of domesticated sunflower in Mexico — 4,000 years before what had been previously believed.
Archaeology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008, 8:45am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008, 8:45am
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A dash of salt grows healthier tomatoes
Watering tomatoes with diluted seawater can boost their content of disease-fighting antioxidants and may lead to healthier salads, appetizers, and other tomato-based foods
Watering tomatoes with diluted seawater can boost their content of disease-fighting antioxidants and may lead to healthier salads, appetizers, and other tomato-based foods
Agriculture
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Apr 28, 2008, 9:18am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Apr 28, 2008, 9:18am
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Costs, considerations of switching to natural or organic methods
The definition of "organic" is defined by U.S. Department of Agriculture; "natural," however, can be defined differently depending on who's doing the labeling. But both terms mean one thing: higher costs for producers.
The definition of "organic" is defined by U.S. Department of Agriculture; "natural," however, can be defined differently depending on who's doing the labeling. But both terms mean one thing: higher costs for producers.
Agriculture
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 22, 2008, 2:28pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 22, 2008, 2:28pm
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Plants 'thrive' on Moon rock diet
Scientists with the European Space Agency (Esa) say the day when flowers bloom on the Moon has come closer.
Scientists with the European Space Agency (Esa) say the day when flowers bloom on the Moon has come closer.
Agriculture
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 17, 2008, 8:57am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 17, 2008, 8:57am
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Dangerous Cattle Virus On U.S. Mainland?
The Bush administration is likely to move its research on one of the most contagious animal diseases from an isolated island laboratory to the U.S. mainland near herds of livestock, raising concerns about a catastrophic outbreak.
The Bush administration is likely to move its research on one of the most contagious animal diseases from an isolated island laboratory to the U.S. mainland near herds of livestock, raising concerns about a catastrophic outbreak.
Agriculture
Source: CBS News
Posted on: Friday, Apr 11, 2008, 9:42am
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Source: CBS News
Posted on: Friday, Apr 11, 2008, 9:42am
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USDA scientists say irradiation could be key to food safety
They say the process destroys E. coli and other potentially deadly microbes that chlorine doesn't kill in fruits and vegetables. But consumer groups are concerned.
They say the process destroys E. coli and other potentially deadly microbes that chlorine doesn't kill in fruits and vegetables. But consumer groups are concerned.
Agriculture
Source: LA Times
Posted on: Friday, Apr 11, 2008, 9:42am
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Source: LA Times
Posted on: Friday, Apr 11, 2008, 9:42am
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'Black gold agriculture' may revolutionize farming, curb global warming
Fifteen hundred years ago, tribes people from the central Amazon basin mixed their soil with charcoal derived from animal bone and tree bark. Today, at the site of this charcoal deposit, scientists have found some of the richest, most fertile soil in the world.
Fifteen hundred years ago, tribes people from the central Amazon basin mixed their soil with charcoal derived from animal bone and tree bark. Today, at the site of this charcoal deposit, scientists have found some of the richest, most fertile soil in the world.
Agriculture
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 10, 2008, 2:42pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 10, 2008, 2:42pm
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Researchers discover novel 'gene toggles' in world's top food crop
University of Delaware researchers, in collaboration with U.S. and international colleagues, have found a new type of molecule--a kind of “micro-switch”--that can turn off genes in rice, which is the primary source of food for more than half the world's population.
University of Delaware researchers, in collaboration with U.S. and international colleagues, have found a new type of molecule--a kind of “micro-switch”--that can turn off genes in rice, which is the primary source of food for more than half the world's population.
Agriculture
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 09, 2008, 4:33pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 09, 2008, 4:33pm
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Scientist: Climate Change to Impact Beer Production
The price of beer is likely to rise in coming decades because climate change will hamper the production of a key grain needed for the brew - especially in Australia
The price of beer is likely to rise in coming decades because climate change will hamper the production of a key grain needed for the brew - especially in Australia
Agriculture
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 08, 2008, 9:50am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 08, 2008, 9:50am
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Sudden 'ecosystem flips' imperil world's poorest regions, say water experts
Modern agriculture and land-use practices may lead to major disruptions of the world’s water flows, with potentially sudden and dire consequences for regions least able to cope with them researchers at the Stockholm University-affiliated Stockholm Resilience Centre and McGill University have warned.
Modern agriculture and land-use practices may lead to major disruptions of the world’s water flows, with potentially sudden and dire consequences for regions least able to cope with them researchers at the Stockholm University-affiliated Stockholm Resilience Centre and McGill University have warned.
Environment
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 02, 2008, 10:12am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 02, 2008, 10:12am
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Transgenic crops can persist for ten years
Genetically modified oilseed rape springs up a decade after trial crop was sown.
Genetically modified oilseed rape springs up a decade after trial crop was sown.
Agriculture
Source: Nature
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 02, 2008, 9:22am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 02, 2008, 9:22am
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Insect-killing worms may save alfalfa
Each spring, tens of millions of alfalfa snout beetles rise from the soil to continue their slow, methodical march across upstate New York, laying waste to fields of alfalfa in a single growing season.
Each spring, tens of millions of alfalfa snout beetles rise from the soil to continue their slow, methodical march across upstate New York, laying waste to fields of alfalfa in a single growing season.
Agriculture
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 27, 2008, 12:24pm
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Source: USA Today
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 27, 2008, 12:24pm
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Are organic crops as productive as conventional?
Scientists investigate yield differences between organic and conventional cash grain and forage crops in the Upper Midwest
Scientists investigate yield differences between organic and conventional cash grain and forage crops in the Upper Midwest
Agriculture
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 25, 2008, 9:56am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 25, 2008, 9:56am
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Black carbon pollution emerges as major player in global warming
Soot from biomass burning, diesel exhaust has 60 percent of the effect of carbon dioxide on warming but mitigation offers immediate benefits
Soot from biomass burning, diesel exhaust has 60 percent of the effect of carbon dioxide on warming but mitigation offers immediate benefits
Agriculture
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 24, 2008, 9:31am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 24, 2008, 9:31am
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A built-in strategy for transgene containment
Unintended spreading of transgenic rice by pollen and seed dispersal is a major concern for planting transgenic rice, especially transgenic rice expressing pharmaceutical or industrial proteins.
Unintended spreading of transgenic rice by pollen and seed dispersal is a major concern for planting transgenic rice, especially transgenic rice expressing pharmaceutical or industrial proteins.
Agriculture
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008, 9:47am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008, 9:47am
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Indonesia 'needs bird flu help'
Indonesia needs more help to rein in the bird flu virus, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation has said.
Indonesia needs more help to rein in the bird flu virus, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation has said.
Epidemiology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008, 9:47am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008, 9:47am
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New portrait of Earth shows land cover as never before
A new global portrait taken from space details Earth’s land cover with a resolution never before obtained. ESA, in partnership with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, presented the preliminary version of the map to scientists last week at the 2nd GlobCover User Consultation workshop held in Rome, Italy.
A new global portrait taken from space details Earth’s land cover with a resolution never before obtained. ESA, in partnership with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, presented the preliminary version of the map to scientists last week at the 2nd GlobCover User Consultation workshop held in Rome, Italy.
Environment
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 17, 2008, 11:15am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 17, 2008, 11:15am
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Vanishing Honeybees Continue to Trouble Virginia
The term Colony Collapse Disorder, which was coined by scientists in 2007, is being used to describe the sudden disappearance of adult bee populations, an unexplained phenomenon that has plagued honeybee colonies around the world.
The term Colony Collapse Disorder, which was coined by scientists in 2007, is being used to describe the sudden disappearance of adult bee populations, an unexplained phenomenon that has plagued honeybee colonies around the world.
Agriculture
Source: Newswise
Posted on: Friday, Mar 14, 2008, 11:46am
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Source: Newswise
Posted on: Friday, Mar 14, 2008, 11:46am
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Scientists use tiny wasp to wipe out major agricultural pest in Tahiti
Biological control decimates glassy-winged sharpshooter populations in French Polynesian islands
Biological control decimates glassy-winged sharpshooter populations in French Polynesian islands
Agriculture
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Mar 14, 2008, 11:14am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Mar 14, 2008, 11:14am
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Popular 'green' products test positive for toxicant
A cancer-causing chemical is found in almost half of 100 such goods studied.
A cancer-causing chemical is found in almost half of 100 such goods studied.
Agriculture
Source: LA Times
Posted on: Friday, Mar 14, 2008, 8:07am
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Source: LA Times
Posted on: Friday, Mar 14, 2008, 8:07am
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Bioterror: The green menace
Huanglongbing, a disease that could devastate the US citrus industry, pits national security against plant pathologists looking to battle natural outbreaks, Ewen Callaway reports.
Huanglongbing, a disease that could devastate the US citrus industry, pits national security against plant pathologists looking to battle natural outbreaks, Ewen Callaway reports.
Agriculture
Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 13, 2008, 8:42am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 13, 2008, 8:42am
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Killer fungus spells disaster for wheat
A WHEAT disease that could destroy most of the world’s main wheat crops could strike south Asia’s vast wheat fields two years earlier than research had suggested, leaving millions to starve. The fungus, called Ug99, has spread from Africa to Iran, and may already be in Pakistan.
A WHEAT disease that could destroy most of the world’s main wheat crops could strike south Asia’s vast wheat fields two years earlier than research had suggested, leaving millions to starve. The fungus, called Ug99, has spread from Africa to Iran, and may already be in Pakistan.
Agriculture
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008, 12:37pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008, 12:37pm
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