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Nature's medicine cabinet could yield hundreds of new drugsNew York NY (SPX) Dec 15, 2011 There are probably at least 500 medically useful chemicals awaiting discovery in plant species whose chemical constituents have not yet been evaluated for their potential to cure or treat disease, according to a new analysis by a New York Botanical Garden scientist who has more than 15 years of experience in collecting plants for natural-products discovery programs. Currently, 135 drugs on the market are derived directly from plants; the analysis indicates that at least three times as many disease ... read more |
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 Plant growth affected by tea seed powder Natural products marketed as plant growth enhancers are becoming increasingly sought-after. Many of these products, typically produced by small companies with limited research capabilities, have not ... more | .. |
 Salt-tolerant crops show higher capacity for carbon fixation Salt can have drastic effects on the growth and yield of horticultural crops; studies have estimated that salinity renders an about one-third of the world's irrigated land unsuitable for crop produc ... more | .. |
 Earliest Known Bug-Repellant Plant Bedding Found at South African Rock Shelter What were the daily lives of modern humans like more than 50,000 years ago? Rare finds such as early ornaments, cave drawings and Middle Stone Age engravings are the subjects of a good deal of anthr ... more | .. |
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 As climate change sets in, plants and bees keep pace No laggards, those bees and plants. As warm temperatures due to climate change encroach winter, bees and plants keep pace. An analysis of bee collection data over the past 130 years shows that sprin ... more | .. |
 Chinese wines beat Bordeaux in blind tasting A remote region of northern China that began growing grapes for fine wine just a decade ago has beaten the centuries-old French wine-producing region of Bordeaux in a blind tasting held in Beijing. ... more | .. |
  Canada provides aid to drought-stricken Afghanistan Canada announced Tuesday millions of dollars in aid for food assistance to drought-affected areas of in Afghanistan. ... more | .. |
 Spring's rising soil temperatures see hormones wake seeds from their winter slumber Dormant seeds in the soil detect and respond to seasonal changes in soil temperature by changing their sensitivity to plant hormones, new research by the University of Warwick has found. This sensit ... more |
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Trump administration cancels massive Nevada solar power project
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 Blue light irradiation promotes growth, increases antioxidants in lettuce seedlings The quality of agricultural seedlings is important to crop growth and yield after transplantation. Good quality seedlings exhibit characteristics such as thick stems, thick leaves, dark green leaves ... more | .. |
 Accelerating adoption of agricultural technology Research shows that it takes about eight years from the time public research funds are invested in technology development to the time the technology is first implemented. In the agricultural sector ... more | .. |
  Sewage treatment plants may contribute to antibiotic resistance problem Water discharged into lakes and rivers from municipal sewage treatment plants may contain significant concentrations of the genes that make bacteria antibiotic-resistant. That's the conclusion of a ... more | .. |
  Astrium awarded Sentinel 5 Precursor contract Astrium has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as prime contractor for the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite (S5p) a low-cost mission to monitor atmospheric chemistry. The contract ... more |
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 UN seeks $1.5 bln for Somalia famine crisis The humanitarian crisis gripping millions of Somalis due to a harsh drought this year will persist for the coming months, the UN said Tuesday as it appealed for $1.5 billion for 2012. ... more | .. |
 Mexican farmers despair over record drought Dust blows across once fertile fields in north Mexico, where the worst drought in 70 years has left thousands of cattle dead and destroyed more than two million acres (almost one million hectares) of crops. ... more | .. |
  US Biofuel Camelina Production Set to Soar The U.S. biofuel industry has long been stymied by the lack of USDA federal crop insurance, leaving only the most adventurous farmers willing to plant renewable energy crops. Biofuel sources current ... more | .. |
  Geminids Meteor Shower: 'Up All Night' With NASA! Put on the hot chocolate...find a warm, toasty location...and join us on the night of Dec. 13-14 for our "Up All Night with NASA" live Web chat about the 2011 Geminid meteor shower! The Gemini ... more |
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Ukraine officials in US meet Tomahawk missile makers
Iraqi parliamentary candidate killed near Baghdad
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 Healthier hot dogs an impossibility of food science In part of an effort to replace animal fat in hot dogs, sausages, hamburgers and other foods with healthier fat, scientists are reporting an advance in solving the mystery of why hot dogs develop an ... more | .. |
 Scientists reveal where growing conditions today mirror future climates With climate change posing a threat to food production around the world, scientists are developing a form of virtual time travel that can offer farmers in many countries a glimpse of their future by ... more | .. |
 Species, and threats grow in Mekong region: WWF Scientists identify a new species every two days in the Greater Mekong region, the WWF said Monday, in a report detailing 2010's more unusual finds such as a leaf warbler and a self-cloning lizard. ... more | .. |
 The heart of the plant Food prices are soaring at the same time as the Earth's population is nearing 9 billion. As a result the need for increased crop yields is extremely important. New research led by Carnegie's Wolf Fr ... more |
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 GIS Cloud Featured at Eye on Earth Summit At the Eye on Earth Summit Esri will describe how cloud GIS is positioned to create an international geospatial platform for sharing environmental data and designing solutions. Also former US ... more | .. |
 Landsat satellites Track Yellowstone Underground Heat Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a vast, ancient, and still active volcano. Heat pours off its underground magma chamber, and is the fuel for Yellowstone's famous features - more than 10,000 ... more | .. |
 Jason-1 Achieves a One-Decade Landmark On Dec. 7, 2001, NASA and the French Space Agency Centre Nationale d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) launched the Jason-1 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., embarking on a planned three-to-fi ... more | .. |
 ESA selects Astrium to build Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite Furthering Europe's capacity to monitor atmospheric pollution, ESA has awarded a contract worth 45.5 million euro to Astrium UK to act as prime contractor for the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite syst ... more |
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K2 Space Corp, SpaceX ink Falcon 9 rocket deal for 2027 mission
PLD Space fast-tracks MIURA 5 and sharpens Europe leadership in space access
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 Post-Mubarak Egypt has softer line on Nile With the downfall of Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian leaders are showing more willingness to discuss sharing the waters of the Nile River with Ethiopia and other African states that have been battling for a better deal to accommodate their swelling populations. ... more | .. |
 Africa's Sahel desert regions face major food crisis: UN The United Nations warned Friday that Africa's Sahel region faced a serious food crisis and appealed for urgent action to save a million children at risk of malnutrition. ... more | .. |
 Scottish leader sees growth for whisky sales in China With Scotch whisky exports to China soaring, Scottish leader Alex Salmond said Friday his country's most iconic product is poised to become the next big thing in China's luxury market. ... more | .. |
 China woman sentenced to death over poisoned milk A Chinese court has sentenced a woman to death and jailed her husband for life after they were convicted of deliberately poisoning milk that killed three children, a statement said. ... more |
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 Ancient Dry Spells Offer Clues About the Future of Drought As parts of Central America and the U.S. Southwest endure some of the worst droughts to hit those areas in decades, scientists have unearthed new evidence about ancient dry spells that suggest the f ... more | .. |
 Satellite Data Shows that Kirtland's Warblers Prefer Forests After Fire Kirtland's warblers are an endangered species of lightweight little birds with bright yellow-bellies that summer in North America and winter in the Bahamas. But be it their winter or their summer ho ... more | .. |
 US asks WTO to settle chicken trade row with China The United States said Thursday it was asking the World Trade Organization to settle a dispute with China over Beijing's duties on US chicken imports. ... more | .. |
 Madagascar's Avenue of the Baobabs saved from watery death Majestic trees line the dusty road known as the Avenue of the Baobabs, their large trunks crowned with clawing branches that reach 20 metres (70 feet) high. ... more |
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