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Tiny pest-eating insect fights fruit flies
Farmers and vineyard owners have a new weapon in their pest management arsenal. A commonly used parasitoid, or parasitic insect that kills its host, has proven to be quite effective in the control of fruit flies in vineyards. view more (2007-12-07)
Inquiring Research Minds Want To Know More About Cotton Fleahoppers
Inquiring Texas research minds want to know more about cotton fleahoppers - a tiny, sometimes obscure pest that can damage plants during their early growth. view more (2007-09-05)
TNT-chip for clarification
By applying for a patent, Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH (IMM) has made an important move towards the commercialisation of a miniaturised analysis system for the detection of TNT in environmental samples. The project, which is funded by the BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) with more than 400,000 Euros, is meant... view more... (2002-11-28)
Pitt research suggests EPA pesticide exposure test too short, overlooks long term effects
The four-day testing period the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commonly uses to determine safe levels of pesticide exposure for humans and animals could fail to account for the toxins' long-term effects, University of Pittsburgh researchers report in the September edition of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. view more (2009-08-18)
Gentech breakthough for ecological Chrysanthemums
Researchers at Plant Research International in the Netherlands have achieved a breakthrough in the development of chrysanthemums with resistance to thrips, bringing the ecological cultivation of chrysanthemums a step closer. This is the conclusion of the thesis with which Seetharam Annadana, a Plant Research International guest member of staff... view more... (2001-12-13)
Organic farming better for wildlife
A joint English Nature and RSPB scientific review comparing evidence about wildlife on organic and equivalent non-organic farms has concluded that organic farms are better for wildlife. view more (2004-10-05)
Glowing Green Slime Shows GM Swaps
Knowing how bacteria of different types swap genes is vitally important to regulators trying to decide how safe genetically modified organisms are, but so far the way genes are transferred naturally is poorly understood. Research presented today, Monday 8 September 2003, by scientists from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and... view more... (2003-08-27)
Potential pharmaceutical drugs in the field of cancer
Raquel Villar Becares, in her PhD thesis at the Public University of Navarre, has developed new derivatives of benzo[b]tiophene 1,1-dioxide that enable their application in the pharmaceutical field. view more (2005-12-23)
Environmental pollution increases the risk of liver disease
A new study is the first to show that there is a previously unrecognized role for environmental pollution in liver disease in the general U.S. adult population. view more (2009-05-29)
Development of new food additives extracted from the solid residue of tomatoes
In Europe, 8.5 million tons of tomatoes are cultivated annually. 1.5 million tons are sold directly to the consumer and 7 million are processed for products such as ketchup, sauces, etc. During this processing, some 40% of the tomato raw material ends up as residue mainly skin and seeds. The seeds, considered by the processing industry simply as... view more... (2004-01-26)
Call for Change to Pesticide Build-up Tests
Current methods of predicting short-term intake of pesticide residues by humans should be improved, according to a new study published in the journal Pest Management Science. In the article, researchers from around the world come together to review existing safety measures and make eleven recommendations based on their research. Studies suggest... view more... (2004-03-10)
Preventing stray chemicals in food, pharmaceutical and industrial products
Chemistry is big business. From medicine to food, industrial processes to environmental management, it is more important than ever before to know exactly which chemicals are present in our lives. With more sophisticated chemicals comes greater responsibility. Now a EUREKA project is helping companies the world over to comply with a new set of... view more... (2003-07-15)
Maternal exposure to persistent organic pollutants linked to urologic conditions in boys
Higher incidences of congenital anomalies, including cryptorchidism (undescended testicles) and hypospadias, were found in boys whose mothers had higher serum levels of certain organochlorine compounds, researchers say. view more (2008-05-15)
Study shows more corn for biofuels would hurt water
More of the fertilizers and pesticides used to grow corn would find their way into nearby water sources if ethanol demands lead to planting more acres in corn, according to a Purdue University study. view more (2009-09-29)
Bedbugs bite back
WHEN you pick up a terrific deal at a second-hand sale, you could take home more than you bargained for. Such sales are being blamed for allowing bedbugs to make a comeback after being virtually wiped out in the 1950s and 1960s. Cimex lectularius, not to be confused with the much less fearsome dust mite, can leave a nasty, itchy bump after it`s... view more... (2002-10-02)
The Cochrane Library - Update of the latest developments of key health care conclusions and their implications for practice
This alert service highlights some of the key health care conclusions and their implications for practice published this week in The Cochrane Library, 2005 Issue 1. view more (2005-01-18)
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