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High CO2 levels can hurt soybean plants
Champaign, Ill. (UPI) Feb 2, 2009 U.S. biologists have discovered high atmospheric carbon dioxide levels negatively affect a soybean plant's defenses against leaf-eating insects. Professor Evan DeLucia and colleagues at the University of Illinois said deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels have significantly increased carbon dioxide levels since the late 18th century. "Currently, CO2 in the atmosphere is ... more SAIC Awarded DARPA Contract 
Mclean VA (SPX) Feb 03, 2009Science Applications International has announced it has been awarded a prime contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to help develop an affordable alternative to petroleum-derived jet fuel (JP-8) from agricultural and aquacultural feedstock materials. The contract has a total value of up to $25 million if all phases of the development program are completed. Work ... more NOAA-N Completes Flight Readiness Review 
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2009The Flight Readiness Review for the Delta II and NOAA-N Prime spacecraft was successfully completed Jan. 29, with a countdown dress rehearsal conducted the following day. There are no issues or concerns to prevent final launch preparations, including loading the Delta II second stage with hypergolic propellants on Jan. 31. One final milestone, the ... more World heads for 'water bankruptcy', says Davos report 
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 30, 2009The world is heading toward "water bankruptcy" as demand for the precious commodity outstrips even high population growth, a new report warned Friday. In less than 20 years water scarcity could lose the equivalent of the entire grain crops of India and the United States, said the World Economic Forum report, which added that food demand is expected to sky-rocket in coming decades. ... more Serotonin may control locust, study shows 
Oxford, England (UPI) Jan 30, 2009 Serotonin, a chemical that moderates behavior in animals, has been shown to change the aloof desert locust into partying fiends, British researchers said. The discovery, published Friday in the journal Science, could lead to methods of inhibiting the formation of locust swarms, The New York Times reported. The infestations, which can cover hundreds of square miles with the vegetation ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Feb 1, 2009The former boss of the dairy firm at the heart of China's contaminated milk scandal Sunday formally appealed a court decision to jail her for life, her lawyer told the official Xinhua news agency. A court last month convicted former Sanlu Group chief Tian Wenhua, 66, of "manufacturing and selling fake or substandard products" in connection with the scandal, which led to at least six deaths ... more Woman diagnosed with bird flu in China: report 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 31, 2009A 21-year-old woman has been diagnosed with the H5N1 form of bird flu in central China, state media reported Saturday. The woman, a farmer from Hunan Province was hospitalised on January 26, three days after falling ill, the state-run Xinhua news agency said, adding that her condition had since improved. The report said China's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed it ... more Economy takes wind out of project's sails 
Berlin (UPI) Jan 30, 2009 Germany's financial crisis has forced several offshore wind parks in the North Sea to be put on hold, government officials said. Some people involved in the wind farm project said they fear could worsen because of the lousy financial markets, Der Spiegel reported Friday. The German Environment Ministry sponsored an "Offshore Summit" Thursday to address the financial difficulties ... more NASA Tracks A Green Planet Called Earth 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2009NASA's satellite imagery, combined with high-resolution commercial imagery, is giving scientists new insight into the changing appearance of our planet on a regional scale, and whether it is due to human activity or extreme climate. Researchers from NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., and California State University Monterey Bay, Seaside, Calif., analyzed several years of ... more New Insights Into A Leading Poultry Disease And Its Risks To Human Health 
Tempe AZ (SPX) Jan 29, 2009Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University associate research scientist Melha Mellata, a member of professor Roy Curtiss' team, is leading a USDA funded project to develop a vaccine against a leading poultry disease called avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC). APEC is part of a large, diverse group of microbes called extra-intestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC). They cause a number of ... more |
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Brno, Czech Republic (UPI) Jan 29, 2009 A team of Czech, Spanish and British scientists has produced the first map to outline the level of alien plant invasions across the European Union. The researchers said biological invasions are one of the major threats to biodiversity and also affect the economy and human health. For their effective management it is important to understand which areas and ecosystems are at the highest ... more Over 4,000 industrial plants without proper permits: EU 
Brussels (AFP) Jan 29, 2009The European Commission took legal action on Thursday against 10 member states for allowing more than 4,000 industrial plants to operate with proper permits. EU countries were by October 2007 supposed to issue new permits or update existing ones for all industrial plants in operation from at least November 1999, as part of new rules to cut air, water, and soil pollution. However, the ... more NACEL Energy Announces Third Texas Power Project 
Denver CO (SPX) Jan 30, 2009NACEL Energy has confirmed it has entered into two long term wind development rights agreements covering an aggregate of 1573 acres of farm land located in Swisher County, Texas. Swisher is the Company's third Texas wind energy project located in the Panhandle. At project build-out, NACEL Energy anticipates 20 MW, or more, of power generating capacity from Swisher. Collection of ... more New Steps In ESA Cooperation For GMES Program 
Brussels Belgium (SPX) Jan 29, 2009This week in Brussels, the amendment to the EC-ESA GMES agreement was signed by Mr Jean-Jacques Dordain, the ESA Director General, and Mr Heinz Zourek, Director General of the European Commission's Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry. This amendment will extend the scope of the original Agreement (signed in February 2008) to activities of Segment 2 of the GMES Space Component ... more Bio-Ethanol To Provide 10 Percent Of Transport Fuels By 2010 
Singapore (SPX) Jan 29, 2009Asia is critically dependent on energy imports as they only produced 35% of their oil requirements in 2006. This makes the region very vulnerable to rises in energy prices and the last two years have brought hardship to many nations. According to Frost and Sullivan Asia Pacific Research Analyst of Chemicals, Material and Food Practice Ratneswary R Balasingam, several countries in the regio ... more
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