News tagged with african violets
For African violets, 'hands off' means healthier
African violets have a mixed reputation. Their delicate, colorful flowers and furry, soft leaves make them a favorite among home gardeners and growers. But the striking plants are often regarded as temperamental: ...
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Houseplant pest gives clue to potential new anthrax treatment
Researchers at the University of Warwick have found how a citric acid-based Achilles heel used by a pathogen that attacks the popular African Violet house plant could be exploited not just to save African ...
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Feb 24, 2009 |
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Researchers begin effort to reduce crop loss from parasitic weed attacking Africa's crops
Scientists based in Nigeria and Kenya have begun a major push against parasitic weeds that have spread across much of sub-Saharan Africa, causing up to US$1.2 billion in damage every year to the maize and cowpea crops of ...
May 31, 2011 |
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Africa's tech explosion promises economic growth
Ask web entrepreneur Stefan Magdalinski why he moved from London to Cape Town two years ago, and he points to a map that illustrates the technological revolution reshaping Africa.
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Female fish flaunt fins to attract a mate
For the first time, biologists have described the evolution of the size of a female trait which males use to choose a partner. The research, published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology, shows ...
Oct 08, 2010 |
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Racial bias clouds ability to feel others' pain
When people witness or imagine the pain of another person, their nervous system responds in essentially the same way it would if they were feeling that pain themselves. Now, researchers reporting online on May 27th in Current Bi ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 27, 2010 |
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Cone snails and plants used to develop oral drug for pain
Molecules from cone snail venom and African plants are being used by Queensland researchers as a blueprint to develop an oral drug to treat chronic pain.
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Space sensors shed new light on air quality
Air pollution is becoming one of the biggest dangers for the future of the planet, causing premature deaths of humans and damaging flora and fauna. With their vantage point from space, satellites are the only ...
Oct 22, 2007 |
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30 million years ahead - how the butterfly beat technology to it
Butterflies have evolved a unique mechanism to create a dazzling display of colour which puts physicists in the shade. Modern light emitting devices have traditionally been inefficient because most of the ...
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Nov 19, 2005 |
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Female butterflies go for sparkle - not size - when choosing to mate
Size doesn't matter, at least not the size of the eyespots on a male butterfly's wings when female butterflies consider potential mates. Instead, females are attracted to the "sparkle" created by the ult ...
Jun 29, 2005 |
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Even in heaven, stars can only get so big
New research from the University of Michigan shows that there may be an upper limit to the size of a star, somewhere around 120 to 200 times bigger than our sun. The sun is the closest star to Earth and therefore ...
Feb 03, 2005 |
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