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Surprising new water property discovered
At a microscopic level, water molecules behave rather like the needle of a compass. Just as the needle moves when surrounded by a magnetic field (such as that of the Earth), water molecules move slightly in one direction when there is an electric field. Or at least that is what physicists thought... view more (2004-05-13)

Review calls for national strategy for crop science research
An independent review panel is calling for a national strategy for crop science research in order to help UK agriculture benefit from breakthroughs in the laboratory. In a review commissioned by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the UK's largest funder of plant... view more (2004-05-12)

Norway: Ocean fish farming can be as important as oil
The fish farming industry can be one of the most important sources of value creation in Norway's future. "The long-term view that steers knowledge development can give Norwegian fish farming the same important role that oil has had," says Harald Sveier, Senior Reseacher in EWOS Innovation. Senior... view more (2004-04-28)

Campus Vienna Biocenter - Architecture & Agency aid Scientific Communication
23rd of April, 2004: Vienna, the Biotech hub of Eastern and Central Europe, will see a significant extension. Today, a new laboratory-cum-office building is officially inaugurated. With its open architecture, the modern building stands for both internal and external scientific communication.... view more (2004-04-22)

Mexican farmers effectively cultivate phenotypic diversity in maize
Erosion of genetic diversity of crop plants has for several decades been making it necessary to develop initiatives for protecting these plant resources. One strategy is in-situ conservation of crop plants. The model currently advanced involves maintaining the varieties to be conserved isolated in... view more (2004-03-31)

New proposals to encourage greater wealth creation from science and technology published
New recommendations to boost the commercial exploitation of science and engineering research will be published in a draft report later today. The Frontiers of Innovation: Wealth Creation from Science, Engineering and Technology - the work of a group chaired by Sir Peter Williams, chairman of the... view more (2004-03-30)

Ewe parasite research to save £80m a year
New research at the University of Leeds has overturned existing advice to farmers that has been maintaining the disease toxoplasma in the nation's sheep flocks for years. Toxoplasma is a disease humans catch from sheep and cats that causes human abortions and birth defects with greater frequency... view more (2004-03-24)

Astrophysicists Listen to Loops Shivering on the Sun
You would imagine that a 500,000 kilometre long arch of super heated plasma releasing energy equal to the simultaneous explosion of 40 billion Hiroshima atomic bombs would be as easy to "hear" as it is to "see" - but it's not. Astrophysicists have long thought about using the... view more (2004-02-17)

New science advisory council for Defra
Ministers have appointed a new body to give expert and independent advice on science policy and strategy to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The 12-strong Science Advisory Council will help guide Defra's scientific priorities and work, including horizon-scanning and... view more (2004-02-03)

The first results of Finuda will be announced on January 30th: a new window for the study of exotic atomic nuclei.
On Friday the 30th, during the XLII international winter meeting on nuclear physics at Bormio, the first results will be announced of Finuda experiment (Nuclear Physics at Daphne), settled in Frascati at Infn National Laboratories. Planned and made operating by a group of about forty physicists... view more (2004-01-29)

2000 meters deep in Antarctic ice
European ice core drilling project at Kohnen station retrieves old ice for climate research. At the Kohnen station operated by Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar- and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, the international drilling team reached a depth of 2000 meters on January 7 at 0210 hours. The ice... view more (2004-01-08)

Dairy Farming, Cattle Milk Genes And Gene-Culture Co-Evolution
Cattle milk genes, the genetic capacity of humans to digest milk and the habit of using dairy products have evolved together in a unique process called gene-culture co-evolution says a team of researchers in the last issue of the journal Nature Genetics. Genes are for most species the only way to... view more (2003-12-18)

High level of antibiotic resistance in bacteria that cause food poisoning
More than 40% of bacteria found in chicken on sale in Switzerland is resistant to at least one antibiotic, says research published this week in BMC Public Health. The findings could have implications for treating food poisoning. The bacteria, Campylobacter, causes between 5 and 14 percent of all... view more (2003-12-04)

Kura garnu ramro hunchha: It's good to talk
THOUSANDS of breathless trekkers each year gratefully stop to admire the stunning high altitude scenery as they pass through the village of Landruk on their way to Nepal's famous Annapurna mountain range. As their gaze shifts from the famous 'Fish Tail' mountain to the brilliant green sloping... view more (2003-09-05)

Effect of diet in cattle on N and P emissions to the environment
Over the last decade the market has had a tendency to value food products that are healthy and safe and encourage healthy lifestyles, with the added parameter that their associated production processes are environmentally sound. In the case of systems of cattle production the current and future aim... view more (2003-08-25)

Media invitation: British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Manchester Metropolitan University, 9-11 September 2003
Get more from your trip to this year's BA Festival of Science at Salford! You are invited to attend the UK's premier ecological event, the British Ecological Society's Annual Meeting, being held just a mile away from Salford at Manchester Metropolitan University, 9-11 September 2003. Thousands of... view more (2003-08-20)

Farmed fish with parasites: impact on wild fish stocks
'Fish farming is often proposed as a solution to diminishing stocks of wild fish. Sadly, many parasites are threatening the future of aquaculture' [by depleting fish stocks], write Jo Cable and Phil Harris, of Cardiff and Nottingham Universities, in the August issue of Biologist. A wide range of... view more (2003-08-01)

Agricultural Scientists Introduce An Ethical Dimension Into Sustainable Development
The main focus of agricultural research has shifted from production to assessing environmental impact and the quality of the whole production chain. The Nordic agricultural researchers who continued their meeting in Turku, Finland, on Thursday July 4 underlined the important contribution that... view more (2003-07-03)

Korea offers participation in the ITER fusion experiment
After the USA and China South Korea also recently offered to participate in the ITER international fusion test reactor (Latin for "the journey"). The research project was jointly prepared by European, Japanese and Russian scientists. As stated in a letter from the Korean minister of research,... view more (2003-07-03)

Top Businessman Honoured By Kingston University
Kingston University has honoured the head of one of Europe's leading pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare groups. Jeff Harris, the Non-Executive Chairman of Alliance UniChem Plc, has received an honorary Doctorate in Business Administration in recognition of his support of the academic community... view more (2003-06-26)

A system that makes the work of animal farming easier
The INKOA company has devised an intelligent system for the electronic identification of animals which eliminates the errors of current systems for animal and meat product identification. The new technology enables the automation of on-line processes in animal husbandry, abbatoirs, quartering... view more (2003-05-29)

Research Code Of Practice Will Help Deliver Highest Quality Of Science
A code of practice for contractors undertaking scientific research was today launched by Defra, in partnership with the Food Standards Agency, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the Natural Environment Research Council, and the devolved administrations. The Code will... view more (2003-05-08)

MICROWAVE FOR ANIMALS' STERILIZATION
As soon as human beings domesticated the first wild animals, they faced the challenge of regulating the animals' reproductive function. Even nowadays the issue has not been solved yet. Traditional surgical sterilization techniques are uneconomical and the animals survive them uneasily even if the... view more (2003-04-25)

Media Invitation: Coexistence of GM and conventional crops: roundtable on research results Meeting on 24 April in Brussels
A roundtable meeting to examine the latest research results on the co-existence of GM and non-GM crops will be hosted by the European Commission on Thursday 24 April. A wide range of stakeholders, representing industry, NGOs, consumers and other players, will attend the meeting. The aim of the... view more (2003-04-04)

Research says privately funded R&D brings real gains to UK industry but finds no gain from foreign R&D investment.
New research by University of Warwick researcher Dolores A'ħon confirms the importance of privately funded research and development (R&D) for improving productivity across UK manufacturing industries. But there is no gain from foreign R&D investment. The research will be presented at the Royal... view more (2003-04-04)
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