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Robust Methods For GMO Detection Ready At HandBrussels (EU) Nov 12, 2010 A new Reference Report published by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) lists 79 reference methods for GMO analysis which have been validated according to international standards. This Compendium, developed jointly by the European Union Reference Laboratory for Genetically Modified Food and Feed (EU-RL GMFF) and the European Network of GMO Laboratories (ENGL), presents the technical state of the art in GMO detection methods. Each method is described in a user-friendly way, ... read more |
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  Go For Getz And A South Pole Flyover On Nov. 4, 2010, the DC-8 flew over South Pole Station, a research station at Earth's geographic South Pole, before heading back to IceBridge's mission base in Punta Arenas, Chile. Credit: Digital M ... more | .. |
 Improving Soil For Better Lawns And Gardens U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in West Virginia are finding ways to improve soil on degraded land so it can be used for sports fields and other uses. Researchers with USDA's ... more | .. |
 Study launched to boost rice production A $600 million global scheme to boost rice yields was announced in Hanoi Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Turtle meat killed six in Micronesia, government says Six people died and more than 90 fell ill after eating endangered turtles in Micronesia, the Pacific nation's government said Friday. ... more |
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 Argentina predicts record crop yields Argentina expects its corn and wheat crop yields this year to exceed expectations, adding to recent improvements in outlook for soya exports to China, that were suspended earlier this year over a contamination row. ... more | .. |
 Nicaragua, Costa Rica tense over map 'war' Costa Rica is recovering from the shock of a Nicaraguan border incursion over the small matter of a Google map misunderstood by the invaders. ... more | .. |
  Modeling Glacier Fed Water Dependency Glaciers of large mountain regions contribute, to some extent considerably, to the water supply of certain populated areas. However, in a recent study conducted by Innsbruck glaciologists and climat ... more | .. |
 New Insect Birth Control Strategy Zaps Cotton Pests Using pests as part of an insect birth control program helps to get rid of them, UA researchers find. A new approach that combines the planting of pest-resistant cotton and releasing large numbers o ... more |
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FCC investigating Google 'Street View' data harvest US government telecom regulators said Wednesday they are investigating the collection of private wireless data by Google's "Street View" mapping service. ... more | .. |
 Bridges speaks out to end childhood hunger Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges took on a new role Wednesday - chief advocate for a campaign to end childhood hunger in America in five years. ... more | .. |
Study: Europe's first farmers invaded An international team led by DNA experts in Australia says it has resolved the longstanding question of who introduced farming to Europe about 8,000 years ago. ... more | .. |
 Use Satellites To Know Your Snow As winter approaches, northern dwellers will get assistance from space to help them face the harsh weather. Satellite information on snow cover is now available through ESA's GlobSnow project soon a ... more |
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 NASA Extends TIMED Mission For Fourth Time Nine years after beginning its unprecedented look at the gateway between Earth's environment and space, not to mention collecting more data on the upper atmosphere than any other satellite, NASA's T ... more | .. |
 China Calls For Improved Earth Observation In Developing Countries Chinese Minister for Science and Technology Wan Gang has called for more international cooperation to boost research capabilities and the level of earth observation in developing countries. Co ... more | .. |
 Water Flowing Through Ice Sheets Accelerates Warming And Ice Flow Melt water flowing through ice sheets via crevasses, fractures and large drains called moulins can carry warmth into ice sheet interiors, greatly accelerating the thermal response of an ice sheet to ... more | .. |
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 River Flows Across US Altered By Land And Water Management The amount of water flowing in streams and rivers has been significantly altered in nearly 90 percent of waters that were assessed in a new nationwide USGS study. Flow alterations are a primary cont ... more | .. |
  German police, activists gear up for nuclear showdown German police and protesters geared up Monday for the final journey of a shipment of 123 tonnes of nuclear waste that drew a wave of angry protests during its much-delayed trip from France. ... more | .. |
Google Maps embroiled in Central America border dispute Costa Rica on Saturday stepped up pressure on international mediators to engage in its territory dispute with Nicaragua, after Google Maps was cited in an incident that saw the neighboring countries dispatch forces to their joint border. ... more | .. |
 Climate change hurting China's grain crop: report Climate change could trigger a 10 percent drop in China's grain harvest over the next 20 years, threatening the country's food security, a leading agriculture expert warned in comments published Friday. ... more |
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 Scientists Find That Evergreen Agriculture Boosts Crop Yields A unique acacia known as a "fertilizer tree" has typically led to a doubling or tripling of maize yields in smallholder agriculture in Zambia and Malawi, according to evidence presented at a confere ... more | .. |
 Expanding Croplands Chipping Away At World's Carbon Stocks Nature's capacity to store carbon, the element at the heart of global climate woes, is steadily eroding as the world's farmers expand croplands at the expense of native ecosystem such as forests. ... more | .. |
  Grasses Have Potential As Alternate Ethanol Crop Money may not grow on trees, but energy could grow in grass. Researchers at the University of Illinois have completed the first extensive geographic yield and economic analysis of potential bioenerg ... more | .. |
China deal boosts Scottish whisky industry Scottish distillers were Sunday toasting an agreement between the British and Chinese governments which will ensure that only whisky made in Scotland can be sold as Scotch in China. ... more |
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