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Ceres' petition regarding corn traits receives positive response from USDA

Ceres, Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company focused on forage and feed crops, announced that its petition to have a number of its traits for corn deemed non-regulated has been successful.

17 Feb 2016

Nanoscientists modify commonly-used compound to remove organic contaminants from air and water

Nanoscientists at the Univeristy of Alicante have modified a commonly-used compound, titanium dioxide, turning it from white to black to boost its efficiency and make environmental applications a real possibility.

15 Feb 2016

Scientists modify plants' defense system to confer resistance to virus

Scientists at Indiana University have modified a plant gene that normally fights bacterial infection to confer resistance to a virus.

15 Feb 2016

Persistent organic pollutants found in fish populations across the world's oceans

A new global analysis of seafood found that fish populations throughout the world's oceans are contaminated with industrial and agricultural pollutants, collectively known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego also uncovered some good news¾concentrations of these pollutants have been consistently dropping over the last 30 years.

30 Jan 2016

Ocean acidification affecting population demography, adaptation potential of marine species

Ocean acidification may be impacting upon the population dynamics of marine species and hindering their ability to genetically adapt to future climate change.

30 Jan 2016

New Touch ID support released to Saxo Bank clients

Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, has enabled client identification on SaxoTraderGO through biometric verification.

28 Dec 2015

Norway’s tradition of brewing Christmas beer

The brewing of Christmas beer in Norway is a very old tradition and dates back to pre-Christian times, at least.

28 Dec 2015

Father-daughter duo co-author research paper on new grapefruit cybrids

When Jude Grosser's daughter, Melinda, was in elementary school, he would often take her to his laboratory at the University of Florida's Citrus Research and Education Center, where he works as a researcher on citrus diseases and creating new varieties.

26 Dec 2015

Children in hospital speak to Santa at the North Pole

This holiday season, children too sick to leave their hospital rooms received an interactive visit from Old St. Nick.

24 Dec 2015

Farming societies experience same growth rate as contemporaneous foraging societies

Prehistoric human populations of hunter-gatherers in a region of North America grew at the same rate as farming societies in Europe, according to a new radiocarbon analysis involving researchers from the University of Wyoming and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

23 Dec 2015

DWU-based irrigation treatments benefit container-grown nursery plants

Competition for limited water resources is challenging producers of container-grown nursery plants to investigate alternative irrigation strategies.

23 Dec 2015

Study offers new data about feasibility of using LEDs in greenhouse tomato operations

To satisfy increasing consumer demand for locally grown, fresh tomatoes during off-seasons, greenhouse tomato growers often need to rely on supplemental lighting.

23 Dec 2015

Climate change warming lakes at a rapid rate, new study reveals

Climate change has led to warming of lakes at a rapid rate, even faster than the air or the oceans, according to York U Biologist Sapna Sharma, a lead author of a new global study.

18 Dec 2015

RS Calibration Services to provide high-quality services for Caltrol's life sciences customers

At Caltrol, we believe we are better together—when partnering with other companies who share our values and can complement our products and services to bring even broader range of service solutions to customers. That's why we are proud to announce a new partnership with RS Calibration Services, Inc. that will benefit pharmaceutical, biomedical and medical device companies throughout California.

10 Dec 2015

Eating together with colleagues improves job performance

Plenty of companies invest big money to provide their employees with upscale workplace eateries or at least catered meals. But are those companies getting a good return on their investment? According to a new Cornell University study, the answer is yes.

8 Dec 2015

Researchers evaluate contaminants in community garden soils in New York City

While community gardens provide benefits including urban green space, opportunities for recreation, art expression, social gathering, and improved diets, urban gardening may also increase the opportunity for exposure to common urban soil contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

8 Dec 2015

New report finds critical research gaps in assessing environmental impacts of crude oil spills

A comprehensive scientific report released today by The Royal Society of Canada has concluded that there are still critical research gaps hampering efforts to both assess the environmental impacts of crude oil spills and to effectively remediate them.

26 Nov 2015

Global Health Film Festival programme published for 30 and 31 October

The full programme has been published for the first Global Health Film Festival to be held on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October at the Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE. A collaboration between the Royal Society Medicine, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the festival aims to use film and media as a catalyst to inspire change in health and development.

15 Oct 2015

Cultural practices could help increase sweetpotato production in semiarid Pacific Northwest

Sweetpotato, a warm-season root crop grown across the world, needs heat and humidity to flourish. In the United States, commercial sweetpotato production occurs predominantly in the southeastern states and California, while production farther north is limited. Recently, Oregon State University researchers discovered cultural practices that could help to increase sweetpotato production in the semiarid Pacific Northwest.

8 Oct 2015

New study compares general measures of self-control with domain-specific measures

Whether it's resisting buying a candy bar in the checkout lane or purchasing an unneeded pair of shoes on sale at the mall, self-control varies from person to person. Researchers must pay attention to these differences in individuals' self-control when assessing the impact of public policies, according to a new study by marketing and consumer behavior experts at Rice University and Vanderbilt University.

8 Oct 2015

Miscellaneous News

Ceres' petition regarding corn traits receives positive response from USDA

Nanoscientists modify commonly-used compound to remove organic contaminants from air and water

Scientists modify plants' defense system to confer resistance to virus

Persistent organic pollutants found in fish populations across the world's oceans

Ocean acidification affecting population demography, adaptation potential of marine species

New Touch ID support released to Saxo Bank clients

Norway’s tradition of brewing Christmas beer

Father-daughter duo co-author research paper on new grapefruit cybrids

Children in hospital speak to Santa at the North Pole

Farming societies experience same growth rate as contemporaneous foraging societies

DWU-based irrigation treatments benefit container-grown nursery plants

Study offers new data about feasibility of using LEDs in greenhouse tomato operations

Climate change warming lakes at a rapid rate, new study reveals

RS Calibration Services to provide high-quality services for Caltrol's life sciences customers

Eating together with colleagues improves job performance

Researchers evaluate contaminants in community garden soils in New York City

New report finds critical research gaps in assessing environmental impacts of crude oil spills

Global Health Film Festival programme published for 30 and 31 October

Cultural practices could help increase sweetpotato production in semiarid Pacific Northwest

New study compares general measures of self-control with domain-specific measures

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