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Why Invasive Plants Take Over »
Posted by: myfairlady 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
New research shows that two key causes of plant invasion--escape from natural enemies, and increases in plant resources--act in concert. This result helps to explain ...
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China to close smelting plants in lead-poisoning cases - CNN.com »
Posted by: travelcn 4 months ago in News
China is shutting down a pair of smelting plants suspected of sickening several thousand children with lead poisoning, according to state-run media.
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Plant Biologists Discover Gene That Switches On 'Essence Of Male' »
Posted by: myfairlady 9 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Biologists at the University of Leicester have published results of a new study into plant sex – and discovered that a particular gene switches on 'the ...
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Texas AgriLife researchers helping reduce vegetable ‘transplant shock’ »
Posted by: WikiMap 2 weeks, 3 days ago in Science & Technology
Dr. Daniel Leskovar, a Texas AgriLife Research plant physiologist at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde, has been investigating ways to help ...
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Late Blight: Wiping Out 2009 U.S. Tomato And Potato Crops »
Posted by: Revelation1412 5 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Doesn't it seem as though there are more crop diseases than ever popping up in 2009? The latest crisis is a disease known as ...
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Cracking The Species Code For Plants »
Posted by: myfairlady 10 months ago in Science & Technology
Plants are essential to our survival and that of most other animals on earth. It is easy to overlook this fact because they have become ...
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Spread Of Rice Virus Could Be Reduce With Technology »
Posted by: myfairlady 10 months ago in Science & Technology
Building on plant virus research started more than 20 years ago, a biologist at Washington University in St. Louis and his colleague at the Donald ...
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9 Potentially Harmful House Plants »
Posted by: The-Shark 3 months ago in Family
Some house plants can be dangerous to people and pets. They're beautiful to look at and can help improve air quality, but some of ...
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How to Fireproof Your Landscape in NJ »
Posted by: HeartbeetHarry 7 months ago in Style
Your garden is the pride of your home, but how do you ensure the landscape does not reduce your abode to ashes?! If fireproofing your ...
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Palm Oil Not A Healthy Substitute For Trans Fats »
Posted by: myfairlady 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Manufacturers are now required to state on food labels the amount of trans fatty acids, also called hydrogenated fats, in packaged foods. Both trans fatty ...
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For Baffled Buyers, a Guide to Cars Made in North America »
Posted by: cliff99 6 months ago in News
ABOUT 8.5 million cars and light trucks were assembled in the United States last year, but only about five million of those were made ...
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Increase of sick brown pelicans baffles experts »
Posted by: ELISHEVA1 11 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Wildlife experts are trying to figure out why sick, disoriented and bruised California brown pelicans are being found in record numbers along more than 1 ...
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Does Music Help Plants Grow? | Greenopolis »
Posted by: greenmeany 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
It actually seems like sound, in general, may have a statistically significant effect on plant growth. For those who need the evidence, take for example ...
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Google May Build Green-Tech Power Plants | Wired Science | Wired.com »
Posted by: NicestLadyEver 2 weeks, 5 days ago in News
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google will become directly involved in deploying energy technologies, the company's director of climate initiatives said Monday. The
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Chinese solar plant expected to be the biggest - Oil & energy- msnbc.com »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
First Solar Inc. said Tuesday it has received initial approval from the Chinese government to build what may become the largest solar field in the ...
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