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Japan quail farm bird flu 'not H5N1': govt

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Japanese agriculture ministry said Sunday an outbreak of bird flu at a quail farm was not H5N1, the form of the disease that can be deadly to humans.


Japan reports bird flu outbreak on quail farm

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An outbreak of bird flu has been reported on a quail farm in central Japan but no animals have died and no humans have been infected, the agriculture ministry said Friday.





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Scientists nail quail mystery

Scientists nail quail mystery

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Massey biology researcher has used DNA analysis to prove quail on Tiritiri Matangi Island are Australian and not remnants of an extinct New Zealand species.


Web-based program designs more efficient farm terrace layouts

Technology / Engineering

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

From the time of the Babylonians to the Incas, terracing has been used to prevent water from eroding steep and hilly croplands. Designing terrace layouts can be time consuming and labor intensive. Now, University of Missouri ...


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Europe's biggest wind farm planned in Sweden

Technology / Energy

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Plans to build the biggest wind farm in Europe are underway in Sweden after winning approval from a local county administrative board on Monday, officials said.


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AES wind farm kicks off in Bulgaria

Technology / Energy

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

AES Geo Energy, a Bulgarian unit of US energy giant AES Corporation, launched on Tuesday the largest 156-megawatt wind farm in Bulgaria, the company said.


Transgenic songbirds provide new tool to understand the brain

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A new genetic tool will enable scientists to study vocal learning and neurogenesis at the molecular level in songbirds.


Transgenic songbirds provide new tool to understand the brain

Biology / Other

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the decades, scientists have learned a lot about the basic life processes shared by many animals — including people — by manipulating the DNA of the "lower" species, such as mice and worms. But to date, ...


Hawaii regulators approve first US tuna farm

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Hawaii regulators have approved a Honolulu startup company's plan to build the nation's first tuna farm in waters off the Big Island.


Roadrunners not too fast for AgriLife researcher (w/ Video)

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wile E. Coyote might not have been able to catch up with the roadrunner on the Saturday morning cartoons, but one Texas AgriLife Research scientist has had no problems.


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Would Pain-Free Animals Make a More Humane Hamburger?

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 39

(PhysOrg.com) -- With advancements in genetic engineering, researchers say that it may soon be possible to breed farm animals that don't feel pain. The suggestion has sparked controversy on whether denying ...


US shorts critical farm animal research, scientists say

US shorts critical farm animal research, scientists say

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dwindling federal funding jeopardizes important animal and biomedical research, together with the institutional research programs that focus on them, a group of Michigan State University scientists warn.



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