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(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are replicating the effects of climate change to see what the future holds for soybeans, wheat and the soils where they grow. http://www.physorg.com/news180298220.html Space & Earth Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:10:01 EST news180298220 (PhysOrg.com) -- GlaxoSmithKline and Ann Arbor-based NanoBio Corporation announced today that they have signed an exclusive over-the-counter licensing agreement for NanoBio`s unique nanoemulsion treatment for cold sores in the United States and Canada. http://www.physorg.com/news180297369.html Nanotechnology Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:36:48 EST news180297369 (PhysOrg.com) -- Current atmospheric ozone levels are already suppressing soybean yields, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and university cooperators studying the effect of global climate change on crops. http://www.physorg.com/news177670316.html Biology Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:54:52 EST news177670316 Oil from soybeans modified through biotechnology increased levels of omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in red blood cells according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news177621068.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:50:01 EST news177621068 (PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant physiologists is studying how global climate change could affect food crop production--and prompt the evolution of even more resilient weeds. http://www.physorg.com/news177149957.html Biology Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:20:36 EST news177149957 Agricultural soils accumulate trace metals, particularly copper and zinc, as a result of their presence in wastes (sewage biosolids and manures) and fungicides that are applied over long periods of time. Regulations and guidelines for tolerable concentrations of these potentially plant-toxic elements in soils are based on the assumption that the toxic effects of the metals are substantially independent and not additive. However, additivity would imply that soil tolerance limits for each metal must be adjusted to compensate for the presence of another metal. There has been very little experimental work to date to provide a basis for determining the degree to which copper-zinc interaction in soils is additive as defined by the toxicity response in crops. http://www.physorg.com/news177076138.html Space & Earth Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:10:01 EST news177076138 (PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are testing the soybean model GLYCIM to improve its performance under a range of conditions around the world. In the process, they`ve been able to pinpoint the best agronomic practices for maximizing soybean production in Thailand. http://www.physorg.com/news175868214.html Biology Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:38:04 EST news175868214 Imagine filling up your car with fuel that comes from inexpensive algae that grow quickly, don't use up freshwater supplies and can be cultivated in areas where they won't compete with traditional food crops, such as corn or soybeans. Researchers at North Carolina State University are working to make that a reality, with a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. http://www.physorg.com/news174132681.html Biology Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:14:26 EST news174132681 Soybeans contain high levels of several health-beneficial compounds including tocopherols, which have antioxidant properties. These molecules can be used in the development of functional foods, which have specific health-beneficial properties and can be used in the treatment or prevention of diseases. Tocopherols exist in four forms (α, β, γ, and δ) of which γ-tocopherol is found in greatest concentration in soybeans. http://www.physorg.com/news173453537.html Biology Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:10:04 EST news173453537 (PhysOrg.com) -- Two Iowa State University researchers are examining a new method of controlling soybean aphids without the use of chemical pesticides.Bryony Bonning, professor of entomology, and Allen Miller, professor of plant pathology and director of the Center for Plant Responses to Environmental Stresses, are looking at a way to genetically modify soybeans to prevent damage from aphids. http://www.physorg.com/news172246232.html Biology Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:11:15 EST news172246232 (PhysOrg.com) -- Historically, crop rotation has worked to keep the western corn rootworm in check in Wisconsin. http://www.physorg.com/news172239429.html Biology Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:19:33 EST news172239429 (PhysOrg.com) -- Entomologists across the Midwest expected to see soybean aphid outbreaks this year, but aphids have been slow in coming out, according to a Purdue University field crops entomologist. http://www.physorg.com/news169224546.html Biology Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:04:53 EST news169224546 This year farmers in the Midwest are growing a new variety of soybeans developed by University of Illinois researchers that has resistance to soybean aphids. However, in addition to the resistant plants, U of I researchers also discovered a new soybean aphid which is not controlled by this resistance. http://www.physorg.com/news169132186.html Biology Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:10:23 EST news169132186 (AP) -- An insect no bigger than a comma is being studied as a natural predator that farmers could use instead of chemicals to protect the nation's soybean crop from aphids. http://www.physorg.com/news166337602.html Biology Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:30:01 EST news166337602 Cars powered by chocolate, steered by carrots with drivers sitting on soybean oil foam seats - it's motor racing's cheap, cheerful and environmentally-friendly series of the future. http://www.physorg.com/news165555687.html Technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:00:01 EST news165555687 If the growing presence of computer 'geeks' on television crime shows is any indicator, computers are increasingly becoming essential tools for detecting and combating skullduggery. However, television detectives are not the only ones taking advantage of these tools. Researchers also are beginning to collaborate with computer scientists to help uncover biological forms of deception, known as molecular mimicry. http://www.physorg.com/news165147154.html Biology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:40:01 EST news165147154 Dramatic price fluctuations, increasing demand, the food vs. fuel debate, and other events of the past year may have food producers wondering which way is up. http://www.physorg.com/news165071575.html Biology Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:30:02 EST news165071575 (AP) -- Scientists unveiled on Tuesday what they hope will be one of the world's fastest biofuel vehicles, powered by waste from chocolate factories and made partly from plant fibers. http://www.physorg.com/news160755240.html Technology Tue, 05 May 2009 15:14:28 EST news160755240 Biodiesel is not likely to replace gasoline as the main source of transportation fuel in most of our lifetimes. But researchers at Wake Forest University are convinced that they have a formula for a catalyst that could lower the cost of producing biodiesel enough so that it could provide 5 percent of the nation's needs. http://www.physorg.com/news160654949.html Technology Mon, 04 May 2009 11:22:55 EST news160654949 (AP) -- Every time you print out a page on a laser printer you're using toner made from petroleum-based products. Now there's a greener choice that shows promise: a toner product derived from soybean oil. http://www.physorg.com/news159623044.html Technology Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:44:37 EST news159623044 The use of genetically engineered corn and soybeans in the United States for more than a decade has had little impact on crop yields despite claims that they could ease looming food shortages, a study released on Tuesday concluded. http://www.physorg.com/news158950784.html Biology Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:00:19 EST news158950784 An invasion of soybean aphids poses a problem for soybean farmers requiring application of pesticides, but a team of Penn State entomologists thinks a careful choice of nitrogen-fixing bacteria may provide protection against the sucking insects. http://www.physorg.com/news158926862.html Biology Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:23:04 EST news158926862 Soy aglycons of isoflavone (SAI), a group of soybean constituent chemicals, have been shown to promote health in a rat model of the menopause. The research, described in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition & Metabolism, shows how dietary supplementation with SAI lowers cholesterol, increases the anti-oxidative properties of the liver and prevents degeneration of the vaginal lining. http://www.physorg.com/news158474778.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:46:34 EST news158474778 Chemists reported development of what they termed the first economical, eco-friendly process to convert algae oil into biodiesel fuel - a discovery they predict could one day lead to U.S. independence from petroleum as a fuel. http://www.physorg.com/news157272282.html Chemistry Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:45:22 EST news157272282 The small amount of money put toward fighting the tiny, yet destructive soybean aphid will pay big dividends in the coming years, said a Michigan State University economist, thanks to a research and outreach system developed during the last 50 years. http://www.physorg.com/news157046509.html Biology Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:02:28 EST news157046509 Planting soybean on the optimum date produces maximum yield and profit without increasing production costs. Unfortunately, the optimum planting date is hard to indentify, because it varies from year to year, depending on the weather and how much it rains and when it rains. http://www.physorg.com/news156426113.html Biology Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:43:15 EST news156426113 One of agriculture's most versatile crops could one day play a role in combating climate change, Purdue University research shows. http://www.physorg.com/news154882567.html Space & Earth Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:56:49 EST news154882567 Speakers at last week`s AAAS meeting presented abundant evidence that tropical rainforest destruction has accelerated in recent years, at least in part because of the worldwide push to produce more biofuels. http://www.physorg.com/news154625430.html Technology Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:31:08 EST news154625430 Over the past decade, two-thirds of Indiana growers have shifted to planting their soybean crop earlier because they believe that earlier planting increases yield. Planting date is probably one of the most important yet least expensive management decisions that significantly affects soybean yield. Few scientists, however, have studied the effect of early-planting dates on soybean yield components and the impact of early planting on seed composition. http://www.physorg.com/news152804395.html Other Sciences Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:40:29 EST news152804395 (PhysOrg.com) -- Think humans are complex creatures? Consider the lowly soybean, said a Purdue University researcher. When it comes to genetics, the soybean plant is far more intricate than that of a human, said Scott Jackson, a plant genomics and cytogenetics researcher in Purdue's Department of Agronomy. http://www.physorg.com/news148666295.html Biology Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:11:35 EST news148666295