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Ethiopian dam to wreck lives in Kenya: conservation groupNairobi (AFP) Jan 20, 2010 The livelihood of hundreds of thousands of Kenyans around the world's largest desert lake will be wrecked by an Ethiopian dam on the lake's main tributary, conservationists said Wednesday. "The Ethiopian dam project is going to bring nothing but tragedy and harm to Kenya," warned renowned archeologist and environmentalist Richard Leakey. The Gilgel Gibe III dam being built on the Omo riv ... read more |
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New Satellite Maps Of Haiti Coming In
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 18, 2010As rescue workers scramble to provide assistance to hundreds of thousands of people following Haiti's earthquake, Earth observation satellite data continues to provide updated views of the situation on the ground. Following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on 12 January, international agencies requested satellite data of the area from the International Charter on 'Space and Majo ... more First Tropical Depression Of 2010 Forms In NW Pacific
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 20, 2010Tropical Depression 01W formed in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean yesterday and is now headed for a landfall in Vietnam. NASA satellite data shows that the system is weakening as it continues on its track through the South China Sea. The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite, managed by NASA and the Japanese Space Agency flew over Tropical Depression 01W (TD01W) on Monday ... more NASA's ASTER Instrument Observes Haiti Quake Aftermath
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2010On January 14, 2010, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this simulated natural color image of the Port-au-Prince, Haiti, area, two days after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the region and caused massive damage and loss of life. While ASTER's 15-meter (50-foot) resolution is not sufficient to see damag ... more |
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Genetic Map Will Speed Up Plant Breeding Of Critical Medicinal Crop
York, UK (SPX) Jan 20, 2010Plant scientists at the University of York have published the first genetic map of the medicinal herb Artemisia annua. The map is being used to accelerate plant breeding of Artemisia and rapidly develop the species into a high-yielding crop. This development is urgently needed to help meet escalating demand for effective malaria treatments. Though preventable and treatable, malaria is a se ... more Genome Sequences For Wasps Will Aid Pest And Disease Control
San Francisco CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2010Scientists have mapped the genomes for three kinds of parasitic wasps, providing a new genetic model system based on the Nasonia genus. The availability of these genome sequences will aid the analysis of complex genetic traits, such as skin color, as well as complex human diseases. Published in the Jan. 15 issue of Science, the findings may help advance our understanding of how to use thes ... more Soybean Genome Paves The Way For Improved Soybean Crops
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 20, 2010Soybean, one of the most important global sources of protein and oil, is now the first major crop legume species with a published complete draft genome sequence. This sequence, which essentially provides a parts list of the soybean genome, will help scientists use the plant's genes to improve its characteristics. The soybean sequencing study appears as the cover story of the January 13 edition o ... more |
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