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University-NGO partnership announces seven research-and-action projects for developing countries
LEAD International and Imperial College London today announce seven new research-and-action project proposals to address critical problems in water and sanitation, energy, healthcare, agriculture and biodiversity in the developing world. The projects planned for China, India, and countries in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa aim to solve... view more... (2003-01-08)
Virginia Tech experts available to speak on the possible discovery of Asian Soybean Rust spores
Virginia Tech scientists say that there has been a change in the status of the fungus causing Asian Soybean Rust but that the new information is still too preliminary for any action on the part of the Commonwealth's soybean producers. view more (2005-08-24)
Foot-and-mouth disease could cost Kansas nearly a billion dollars
As much as $945 million. That's what agricultural economists at Kansas State University say could be the impact on Kansas' economy were there a large-scale foot-and-mouth outbreak in a region thick with livestock operations. view more (2007-11-29)
Taking the wind out of beans - new fermentation method could reduce flatulence
The flatulent side-effects of eating beans could soon be reduced by naturally fermenting the beans, according to results to be published in the July issue of the SCI's Journal of the Science of Food & Agriculture, now available online. Flatulence is known to be caused when bacteria in the gut break down alpha galactosides and soluble dietary... view more... (2003-06-25)
Media Invitation: British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Lancaster University, 7-9 September 2004
You are invited to attend the UK's premier ecological event, the British Ecological Society's Annual Meeting, being held at Lancaster University on 7-9 September 2004. Thousands of ecologists from all four corners of the globe will be attending the meeting, which features hundreds of scientific papers and posters. Highlights include: * The BES... view more... (2004-08-17)
Costs, considerations of switching to natural or organic methods
When Kansas State University graduate student Ben Wileman was a practicing veterinarian in Belle Fourche, S.D., natural and organic labels were a big focus for the beef producers he saw. view more (2008-04-23)
Nutrients in water may be a bonus for agriculture
Agriculture producers may find they don't have to bottle their water from the Seymour Aquifer in the Rolling Plains to make it more valuable, according to Texas AgriLife Research scientists. view more (2008-11-25)
Scientists concerned about effects of global warming on infectious diseases
As the Earth's temperatures continue to rise, we can expect a signficant change in infectious disease patterns around the globe. Just exactly what those changes will be remains unclear, but scientists agree they will not be for the good. view more (2007-05-22)
Peaches Need Mineral Supplements Too
Peaches and nectarines sprayed with a calcium, magnesium and titanium-containing formulation increases fruit firmness and lifespan, according to new research published in Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. Spanish researchers found that applying these natural compounds to peach and nectarine trees pre-harvest gives dramatic... view more... (2004-06-16)
Early origins of maize in Mexico
The ancestors of maize originally grew wild in Mexico and were radically different from the plant that is now one of the most important crops in the world. view more (2008-06-30)
The ecological production of cereal crops is more profitable
The growing of cereal crops without recourse to fertiliser application or weeding, but alternatively rotating with vetch and fallow, together with returning the straw to the soil after the harvest, increases the production yield two-fold with respect to the conventional mode of growing crops, with its use of chemical additives and herbicides.... view more... (2004-02-13)
Fresh OJ: A waste of money!
The health benefits of freshly squeezed orange juice and pasteurised orange juice are basically the same, so consumers paying a premium for fresh orange juice may be wasting their money. In a paper to be published in the April issue of the SCI's Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, researchers show that pasteurised juices have the same... view more... (2003-03-25)
European Group on Life Science defines agenda: Development, Communication, Science and Society
At a meeting in Granada on 7 May, the European Group on Life Sciences (EGLS) reporting to Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin, defined its work programme for the year to come in the context of the major effort to fund science required in order to realise the potential of life sciences research in Europe in particular in connection to human... view more... (2002-05-08)
Feeding the World: New Method for Producing High-Vitamin Corn Could Improve Nutrition in Developing Countries
Scientists have developed a potentially powerful new tool in the fight against deficiencies in dietary vitamin A, which cause eye diseases, including blindness, in 40 million children annually, and increased health risks for about 250 million people, mostly in developing countries. view more (2008-01-18)
Cornell Research is Key - New Company Promises to Detoxify Pollutants with Plant Biologicals
A company formed as a spin-off from research conducted at Cornell University, the University of Surrey and the University of Naples, Italy, will provide biological systems that detoxify heavily contaminated soil and water. "Our goal is to develop biological products with broad capabilities for the detoxification of polluted soils or sediments... view more... (2003-04-30)
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