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January 13, 2015

Chitosan, a sustainable alternative for food packaging
Biscay, Spain (SPX) Jan 13, 2015
Food items are covered with plastic films to make them last longer and protect them from microbes. The environment, however, is seriously affected by the use of this material. The plastic bottles and films present everywhere in our civilisation take between 100 and 400 years to degrade. So the quest for alternative materials to plastics produced from petroleum is an environmental priority. Various products and substances are used to manufacture these materials: cellulose, potatoes, etc.; and in th ... read more

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China's water stress set to worsen with transfer initiatives New research paints a grim picture for the future of China's water supply, as its booming economy continues to heap pressure on its natural resources, according to scientists at the University of Ea ... more		Research finds salt tolerance gene in soybean A collaborative research project between Australian and Chinese scientists has shown how soybean can be bred to better tolerate soil salinity. The researchers, at the University of Adelaide in ... more		Taiwan culls 6,000 more geese to curb bird flu outbreak Taiwan on Tuesday slaughtered nearly 6,000 geese after 14 more farms were confirmed to have been infected in the latest outbreak of avian influenza that has led to the culling of more than 140,000 birds. ... more
				Algae blooms create their own favorable conditions Fertilizers are known to promote the growth of toxic cyanobacterial blooms in freshwater and oceans worldwide, but a new multi-institution study shows the aquatic microbes themselves can drive nitro ... more		Ancient maize followed two paths into the Southwest After it was first domesticated from the wild teosinte grass in southern Mexico, maize, or corn, took both a high road and a coastal low road as it moved into what is now the U.S. Southwest, reports ... more

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Beating back the desert in Burkina Faso, field by field In Burkina Faso, what was once stony semi-wasteland is now covered in verdant crop fields, rescued from relentless desertification. ... more		Brazil drought brews trouble for coffee market Brazil's coffee harvest last year was hit by one the country's worst droughts in decades, with effects on the world's largest producer now threatening to spill over into this year, pushing prices ever higher. ... more		AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department		Thousands more poultry culled as bird flu fears grow in Taiwan Taiwan on Sunday ordered the slaughter of 16,000 geese and ducks to try to curb a bird flu outbreak that has already led to the culling of 120,000 chickens. ... more
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Fructose more toxic than table sugar in mice When University of Utah biologists fed mice sugar in doses proportional to what many people eat, the fructose-glucose mixture found in high-fructose corn syrup was more toxic than sucrose or table s ... more		Seeds out of season Researchers have created a model that considers how different stages of a plant's life cycle interact with each other. Whereas previous studies have examined the seed, vegetative, and reproductive p ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Grain market mystery solved Something extraordinary happened in the futures grain market beginning in 2005. The cash price and futures price, which normally converge by the time a grain contract matures, weren't coming togethe ... more
NASA launching spacecraft with 19 foot lasso NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, SMAP, will measure moisture in the Earth's soil, which will help farmers combat the effects of drought. ... more		Why are there spots on my apple? Science explains A new study suggests late season surface water is to blame for the spots that appear on many varieties of apples. The skin spots in question are not the large brown spots that appear when an apple has developed a rotten spot as the result of a bruise or pest; instead they are small brownish specks that appear concentrated on an apple's skin. ... more		China abolishes tobacco price controls: govt China has abolished price controls on tobacco leaf, the last agricultural product to have limits, the country's top economic planner said as authorities seek to give the market a greater economic role. ... more		National model of restoration: Nine Mile Run A stream runs through it. A much nicer, healthier stream. Pittsburgh's Frick Park is home to Nine Mile Run, a stream that had been known as "Stink Creek." From 2003 to 2006, the City of Pittsburgh a ... more

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