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Scientists Find Ozone Levels Already Affecting Soybean Yields

Scientists Find Ozone Levels Already Affecting Soybean Yields

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(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 ...


Researcher looks at the future of agriculture

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.


A farmer harvests his soybean crop near Ottawa, Illinois

Corn, soy yields gain little from genetic engineering: study

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

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 ...





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Competitive, trade-friendly nations weather volatile crop yields best

Other Sciences / Economics

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

Richer nations with competitive crop production and few trade barriers would fare the best if climate change, weather events or other factors cause yields of grain and oilseed crops to become more volatile, a new study has ...


It's a gas: New discovery may lead to heartier, high-yielding plants

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In a research report published in the November 2009 issue of the journal Genetics, scientists show how a family of genes (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase, or ACS genes) are responsible for production of ethyle ...


Dutch researchers make breakthrough in bioethanol production from agricultural waste

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

With the introduction of a single bacterial gene into yeast, researchers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands achieved three improvements in bioethanol production from agricultural waste material: 'More ...


Probing Question: What is a heritage turkey?

Probing Question: What is a heritage turkey?

Biology / Other

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Over 45 million turkeys are eaten by Americans each Thanksgiving, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hunters provide some -- last autumn, about 24,000 wild turkeys were harvested ...


An atomic-level look at an HIV accomplice

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers have been trying to learn more about SEVI and how it works, in hopes of ...


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Gadgets: Digital photo gift ideas

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Once again it's that shopping time of year and if digital photography is on your shopping list, here is a roundup of accessories to kick off the season.


The principle of generating blue energy by reverse electrodialysis.

Boosting the amount of energy obtained from water

Technology / Energy

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The energy generated in places where fresh water and salt water meet is known as blue energy. This is a relatively new but highly promising renewable energy source. Piotr Długołęcki of the University ...


Studying Fertilizers to Cut Greenhouse Gases

Studying Fertilizers to Cut Greenhouse Gases

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have found that using alternative types of fertilizers can cut back on greenhouse gas emissions, at least in one part of the country. They are ...


Researchers create 'fly paper' to capture circulating cancer cells

Researchers create 'fly paper' to capture circulating cancer cells

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Just as fly paper captures insects, an innovative new device with nano-sized features developed by researchers at UCLA is able to grab cancer cells in the blood that have broken off from a tumor.


Experts: Failure to focus on farming will undermine global climate agreement and increase hunger

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Alarmed by a substantial oversight in the global climate talks leading up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month, more than 60 of the world's most prominent agricultural scientists and leaders ...



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