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Study Uncovers Optimal Ecology Of BioinsecticideLondon, UK (SPX) May 27, 2010 London, UK (SPX) May 27, 2010 BBSRC funded researchers at the University of Oxford and Royal Holloway University of London have discovered that the commonly used and naturally occurring bacterial insecticide Bt works best if applied to young plants and is enhanced by the presence of the insect pests. The research is published in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens. Spraying Bt - the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis - is a common method for controlling a variety of insect pests and is one of th ... read more |
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Sandomierz, Poland (AFP) May 20, 2010Where residents only days ago trod the streets of the southern Polish town of Sandomierz, rescue workers criss-crossed the floodwater in small metal boats Wednesday, scrambling to evacuate 4,000 people. "The dykes gave way at 3:00 am (0100 GMT) this morning and the evacuation kicked off shortly afterwards," Wieslaw Kulig, a volunteer fire-fighter in the community of 25,000, told AFP. Lik ... more  
Cairo (UPI) May 20, 2010 Egypt, which takes the lion's share of water from the Nile River, is refusing to give up a drop to upstream African states that signed a treaty for more equitable sharing, escalating a long-running dispute over the river. Meantime, as climate change and inefficient water management take an increasing toll of Africa's water resources, the World Food Program warned a conference of regiona ... more  
Buenos Aires (UPI) May 20, 2010 Argentina risks losing about half its export market for hake because of crisis conditions in the fishing industry caused by overfishing, low yields and tougher EU rules. This week the government imposed what it called a "biological shutdown" - preventing fishing crews from leaving the ports. Analysts said the ban would be difficult to implement over the long term, amid signs tha ... more |
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Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill In The Loop CurrentParis, France (ESA) May 20, 2010 Scientists monitoring the US oil spill with ESA's Envisat radar satellite say that it has entered the Loop Current, a powerful conveyor belt that flows clockwise around the Gulf of Mexico towards Florida. "With these images from space, we have visible proof that at least oil from the surface of the water has reached the current," said Dr Bertrand Chapron of Ifremer, the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea. Dr Chapron and Dr Fabrice Collard of France's CLS have been combinin ... read more |
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