How plants can rid themselves of pesticide residuesOctober 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new study, scientists in China have discovered that a natural plant hormone, applied to crops, can help plants eliminate residues of certain pesticides. The study, by scientist Jing Quan Yu and colleagues, noted that pesticides are essential for sustaining food production for the world's growing population.
Natural plant hormone can help plants eliminate pesticide residuesSeptember 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Chinese researchers have discovered a natural plant hormone that can help plants eliminate residues of certain pesticides. Researchers have been seeking new ways of minimizing pesticide residues that remain in food crops after harvest - with little success.
Natural hormone helps plants get rid of pesticide residueSeptember 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered a naturally occurring hormone that helps plants rid themselves of certain pesticide residues. Scientists in China are reporting the "intriguing" discovery that a natural plant hormone, applied to crops, can help plants eliminate residues of certain pesticides.
Caller reports 'shrubs' on Okla. road; authorities find 236 high-grade marijuana plantsSeptember 6th, 2009 Authorities find pot plants strewn on Okla. roadDURANT, Okla.
2 viruses threaten Michigan blueberry industry; scientists forced to destroy research plantsAugust 31st, 2009 Blueberry virus strikes Michigan research centerDETROIT — Two destructive viruses have shown up in blueberry bushes in Michigan. Michigan is the nation's No.
Scientists discover signaling pathway which ensures that plants remember to flowerAugust 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists has discovered signaling pathway that ensures plants remember to flower, even without positive signals from the environment. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Germany found the solution to the mystery that why do some plants blossom even when days are short and gray.
Scientists discover pot-bellied dino that had claws like 'Wolverine'July 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered the most complete skeleton of a type of pot-bellied dinosaur, a therizinosaur, in southern Utah, US, which had claws like that of the fictional 'X-Men' character 'Wolverine'. According to a report in National Geographic News, dubbed Nothronychus graffami, the 13-foot-tall (4-meter-tall) therizinosaur lived about 92.5 million years ago in what is present-day Utah.
Plants produced sexually better genetically equipped to defend against insectsJuly 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, a team of scientists has discovered that plants born from sexual reproduction are better genetically equipped to defend against insects. The research, by scientists from North Carolina State University and Duke University, discovered that sexually produced evening primrose plants withstand attacks from plant-eaters like caterpillars better than plant relatives that reproduce by themselves.
Scientists closer to developing salt-tolerant cropsJuly 8th, 2009 SYDNEY - Scientists have developed salt-tolerant plants using a new type of genetic modification (GM). The results could impact food production and security, since salinity affects agriculture worldwide.
Mail order firm apologises for sending shopper sexually explicit catalogueJuly 8th, 2009 LONDON - A mail order company has issued an apology to a shopper who ordered a pair of slippers, and was sent an explicit catalogue for sex aids and erotic clothing along. The apology came after the Advertising Standards Agency agreed with the customer's complaint, and said that the catalogue should not have been sent out.
Plants' internal clocks may improve climate change scenariosJuly 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new study, scientists have suggested that the internal clock in plants can help make climate change scenarios and CO2 level figures more accurate. The study was done by an international team of researchers led by the University of Castilla-La-Mancha (UCLM) in Spain.
Plants saved planet Earth from freezing over during last ice ageJuly 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, scientists have suggested that plants may have played a crucial role in putting a limit on the last ice age. When glaciers advanced over much of the Earth's surface during the last ice age, the planet did not freeze over entirely.
Castor-oil plants genetically altered to produce new bio-lubricantsJune 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists of the University of Almeria have genetically altered the castor-oil plant so as to use it as a factory to produce bio lubricants. The scientists identified and provided a series of genes that are responsible of the biosynthesis of lipids that can be used to obtain transgenic castor-oil plants with an acid profile appropriate for the different requirements of bio lubricants.
Waste water treatment plant mud to reduce CO2 emissions in cement factoriesJune 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, scientists have shown that waste water treatment plant mud can be used as a partial alternative fuel to enable cement factories to reduce their CO2 emissions. The research was carried out by scientists from the Rovira i Virgili University (URV) in Catalonia, an autonomous community in northeast Spain.
Scientists launch first global study on ocean plantsMay 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have launched a first global study on the health and productivity of ocean plants using a unique signal detected by US space agency NASA's Aqua satellite. Ocean scientists can now remotely measure the amount of fluorescent red light emitted by phytoplankton and assess how efficiently these microscopic plants turn sunlight and nutrients into food through photosynthesis.
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