News tagged with root
iPhone worm Rickrolls Australia
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- iPhone users in Australia have been hit during the last few days with a worm called "ikee". The worm replaces the default wallpaper with a difficult to remove picture of British singer Rick ...
Researchers complete draft genome sequence for cassava
Nov 09, 2009 |
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A team of academic, government and industry researchers has completed a first draft of the cassava (Manihot esculenta) genome. The project is an important first step in accelerating the pace of research on this subsistence ...
Hybrid composite for root canal treatment
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A dentist carrying out root canal treatment will need to use a variety of compounds. These do not always bond together properly and sometimes expensive follow-up treatment has to be performed. ...
Popping the Cork on Biofuel Agriculture
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified a novel enzyme responsible for the formation of suberin -- the woody, waxy, cell-wall substance ...
Plants recognize siblings, researchers discover how
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Plants may not have eyes and ears, but they can recognize their siblings, and researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered how.
Golf course putting greens show their age
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Just like the rest of us, golf courses show their age -- especially on putting greens, which experience more foot traffic than anywhere else on golf courses. Putting greens, which comprise only about 1.6% of the total area ...
Nuisance or nutrient? Kudzu shows promise as a dietary supplement
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Kudzu, the nuisance vine that has overgrown almost 10 million acres in the southeastern United States, may sprout into a dietary supplement. Scientists in Alabama and Iowa are reporting the first evidence ...
Ignition for Colombian yucca car
Aug 21, 2009 |
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After a three-year slog Colombian scientists have revved up a car that runs on yucca-derived ethanol, spurring hopes that the Latin American staple could be transformed into an abundant fuel.
Eyes in the soil will help food security
Aug 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new tool developed by scientists at The University of Manchester will allow farmers to see under the soil to check how efficiently crop roots are using water and nutrients.
From nerve roots to plant roots -- research on hereditary spastic paraplegia yields surprises
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Sprouting. Branching. Pruning. Neuroscientists have borrowed heavily from botanists to describe the way that neurons grow, but analogies between the growth of neurons and plants may be more than superficial. A new study from ...
Missouri and Kansas are releasing alien insects to do battle with invasive plants
Aug 04, 2009 |
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An alien plant species has invaded Missouri and is threatening to overrun crops and livestock pastures. To combat the scourge weed, officials are deliberately releasing two alien insect species to destroy its roots and seeds. ...
Asian spice could reduce breast cancer risk in women exposed to hormone replacement therapy
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Previous studies have found that postmenopausal women who have taken a combined estrogen and progestin hormone replacement therapy have increased their risk of developing progestin-accelerated breast tumors. Now, University ...
Hormone clue to root growth
Jul 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Plant roots provide the crops we eat with water, nutrients and anchorage. Understanding how roots grow and how hormones control that growth is crucial to improving crop yields, which will be necessary to ...
Scientists unveil chocolate-fueled race car
May 05, 2009 |
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(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.
Tree survival skills: Stresses during handling and transport affect tree health
May 04, 2009 |
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Consider the cumulative stresses that transplanted trees must endure from the time they are harvested until they become established in a landscape. Multiple stress factors can mean the difference between survival and death ...
