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Dr. Nadia Kadi with African Violets

Houseplant pest gives clue to potential new anthrax treatment

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created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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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For African violets, 'hands off' means healthier

For African violets, 'hands off' means healthier

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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: ...


Potato blight plight looks promising for food security

Biology / Other

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Over 160 years since potato blight wreaked havoc in Ireland and other northern European countries, scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) finally have the blight-causing pathogen ...


Fish vision discovery makes waves in natural selection

Fish vision discovery makes waves in natural selection

Biology / Evolution

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Emory University researchers have identified the first fish known to have switched from ultraviolet vision to violet vision, or the ability to see blue light. The discovery is also the first example of an ...


Sharp's New Semiconductor Laser for Triple- and Quadruple- Layer Blu-ray Discs

Sharp's New Semiconductor Laser for Triple- and Quadruple- Layer Blu-ray Discs

Technology / Semiconductors

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sharp Corporation has announced the development of a new 500 mW semiconductor laser for triple- and quadruple- layer Blu-ray discs.


This year the hole began forming "earlier than before" said WMO's expert on the ozone Geir Braathen

Ozone hole smaller in 2009 than 2008: WMO

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The World Meteorological Organisation said Wednesday that the ozone hole is expected to be smaller in 2009 than a year ago.


Research advances nanowire technology for large-scale applications

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Northeastern created a network of nanowires that can be scaled up more efficiently and cost-effectively to create displays such as the NASDAQ sign in New York City’s Times Square.


An Australian student has documented the country's first case of a captive-bred turtle acquiring an infectious disease

Captive turtle found to have infectious disease

Biology / Plants & Animals

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

An Australian veterinary student said Monday she has documented the country's first known case of a bred-in-captivity turtle acquiring a highly infectious disease which could potentially spread to humans.


Closer to an effective treatment for gum disease in smokers

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Scientists in the USA have discovered why smokers may be more prone to chronic gum disease (periodontitis). One of the bacteria responsible for this infection responds to cigarette smoke - changing its properties and the ...


Researchers uncover secrets of salmonella's stealth attack

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A single crafty protein allows the deadly bacterium Salmonella enterica to both invade cells lining the intestine and hijack cellular functions to avoid destruction, Yale researchers report in the April 17 issue of the jo ...


How good are tests for E. coli in streams?

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bacteria commonly used to indicate health risks in recreational waters might not be so reliable after all. Pathogenic E. coli were pervasive in stream-water samples with low concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria.



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