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Mildew-Resistant And InfertileCologne, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2010 Mildew infections not only cause unsightly vegetable patches, they can also result in extensive crop failure. Interestingly, the processes involved in infections with this garden pest are similar to those involved in fertilisation. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne and the University of Zurich have identified two proteins in the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana that are necessary for both fertilisation and infection with powdery mildew. This ex ... read more |
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  Imaging Science Offers New Opportunities For Interdisciplinary Collaboration More than 170 participants gathered this week for the eighth annual National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) conference in Irvine, Calif. This year's topic, imaging science, a field of stu ... more | .. |
 Germany's top court upholds restrictive GM crops law Germany's top court on Wednesday upheld a two-year-old law placing sharp restrictions on the use of genetically modified crops, saying it protected the public from the risks of the technology. ... more | .. |
  Oil-rich south Sudan must weigh progress versus environment South Sudan officials are concerned at the environmental damage being caused by the oil industry and are promising a tough new line if the oil-rich region gains independence next year. ... more | .. |
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  Mauritania's dry capital opens water supply from Senegal Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Wednesday opened a hydraulic facility which will pump water from the Senegal River over 200 kilometers (120 miles) south to the parched capital Nouakchott. ... more | .. |
 Hyperion Hyperspectral Imager Marks Tenth Anniversary On-Orbit NASA's first hyperspectral imager in space, built by Northrop Grumman for the Goddard Space Flight Center, is observing its tenth anniversary on-orbit, outliving its design life by 1000 percent. Ori ... more | .. |
 ESA's Ice Mission Goes Live With the commissioning of ESA's CryoSat now complete, the mission has been officially transferred to the operations team. This milestone marks the beginning of the satellite's operational life deliv ... more | .. |
Jailed China milk campaigner seeks medical parole: report A Chinese father jailed after campaigning for victims of a tainted milk scandal missed an appeal deadline but has applied for medical parole, state-run media said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Gene Find Could Lead To Healthier Food And Better Biofuel Purdue University scientists have found the last undiscovered gene responsible for the production of the amino acid phenylalanine, a discovery that could lead to processes to control the amino acid ... more | .. |
Hong Kong to host eye-watering 900 US dollar meal Famously relaxed with conspicuous consumption, Hong Kong is set to host a dinner costing nearly 7,000 Hong Kong dollars (902 US dollars) per head, according to one of the city's hotels. ... more | .. |
Chinese dairy raises the bar for cow-pat power A Chinese dairy farm is installing the world's largest system to turn steaming cow pats into enough electricity to power thousands of homes, it was reported Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Rice production withers as Egypt diverts vital water supply In Kafr el-Sheikh, rice farmers once looked forward to harvest time, but work has dried up in the large Nile Delta town since water shortages prompted heavy restrictions on production. ... more |
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 Redrawing Our Borders What are borders these days? When travel was local, borders and communities were easy to define, but now our connectivity is more complex. It's time to think of borders differently, according to Nor ... more | .. |
 Art on planetary scale shines spotlight on climate change The first global art show on climate change kicked off this weekend, launching several symbolic performances seen from space that bring people and planet together to highlight the hazards of global warming. ... more | .. |
 Climate Change On The Go GeoOptics has just released a new Climate Mobile app that is free to all. The app allows users to access worldwide climate information, from space satellites and surface instruments (which provide v ... more | .. |
 More Efficient Use Of Farm Inputs Key To Growth More efficient use of farm inputs is critical to ensuring continued productivity growth in Australia and New Zealand agriculture, according to CSIRO scientist Dr Michael Robertson. In an addre ... more |
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 New Disease-Resistant Food Crops In Prospect Researchers have uncovered the genetic basis of remarkable broad-spectrum resistance to a viral infection that, in some parts of the world, is the most important pathogen affecting leafy and arable ... more | .. |
China to boost grain supplies to combat inflation: Xinhua China will increase grain supplies, open up more land for planting vegetables and crack down on hoarding as the government steps up efforts to combat rising inflation, state media said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 China milk campaigner 'forced to sack lawyers': rights group A Chinese father jailed for "inciting social disorder" after campaigning for victims of melamine-tainted milk may have been forced to sack his lawyers, a rights group said Monday. ... more | .. |
Melamine-tainted drinks emerge again in China: report Authorities in central China are searching for a batch of dairy products containing high levels of melamine, the chemical that killed six babies and sickened 300,000 others in 2008, state media said Monday. ... more |
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 Pelletized Manure Reduces Toxic Runoff There is considerable amount of uncertainty concerning the environmental impacts that animal hormones have on surface water. Higher concentrations of hormones in waterways have been found to cause p ... more | .. |
 Google agrees to delete Street View data in Britain Google has agreed to delete private emails and passwords mistakenly picked up from wireless networks in Britain by its Street View cars, the British information commissioner said Friday. ... more | .. |
Chips bags too noisy for US, but a hit in Canada Frito-Lay had hoped its launch of the first compostable chips bag would be a hit with environmentally-conscious consumers, but a backlash over the very noisy pouch forced its removal from US store shelves. ... more | .. |
 Eruption At Mount Merapi The primary danger during the eruption at Merapi Volcano has been pyroclastic flows. These avalanches of hot volcanic gases, ash, and rocks descend rapidly and violently, occasionally at speeds over ... more |
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