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Fast-growing trees could take root as future energy source
30.8.2006 | Press monitoring
A tree that can reach 90 feet in six years and be grown as a row crop on fallow farmland could represent a major replacement for fossil fuels. Purdue University researchers are using genetic tools in an effort to design trees that readily and inexpensively can yield the substances needed to produce alternative transportation fuel...
Water filtration technique removes dangerous freshwater algae toxins
30.8.2006 | Press monitoring
A water filtration technique that normally cleans up agricultural chemicals is also effective at removing a toxin secreted by algae found in lakes and rivers, an Ohio State University study has found.
Researchers Develop Flood-Tolerant California Rice
30.8.2006 | Press monitoring
Submergence tolerance can be bred into any rice, offering relief to poor rice farmers worldwide, UCR researcher says
Bluetongue virus hits Dutch farm
30.8.2006 | Press monitoring
The Dutch Government has banned all exports of live sheep, cattle and goats after a farm tested positive for the harmful bluetongue virus.
Research finds unique human DNA
30.8.2006 | Press monitoring
Scientists say they have discovered a gene sequence which appears to play a central role in giving humans their unique brain capacity.
NMR Probe Technology Breakthrough
30.8.2006 | Press monitoring
A new, innovative design has been developed for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) probes used to determine the molecular structures of proteins and other biomolecules in the solid state.
Columbia Researchers Restore Memory Lost in Mice with Alzheimer's
29.8.2006 | Press monitoring
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have successfully restored normal memory and synaptic function in mice suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The study was published today on the website of the journal Cell.
Waterproof rice gene identified
29.8.2006 | Press monitoring
Scientists say they have identified a gene that will allow rice plants to survive being completely submerged in water for up to two weeks.
California billionaire backing biotechnology project in N.C.
29.8.2006 | Press monitoring
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) - City leaders are lobbying county commissioners to stick with a plan to develop a biotechnology campus backed by California billionaire David Murdock.
Researcher hits bulls-eye for antibiotic target
28.8.2006 | Press monitoring
A Purdue University researcher has opened the door for possible antibiotic treatments for a variety of diseases by determining the structure of a protein that controls the starvation response of E. coli.
