ESA's minature Earth observer put to many uses
...estructive, leading to destruction of the dominant plant species, soil degradation, increased water run-off, flooding and landslides. "The data from the two satellites will help develop a system to decide when a fire is either beneficial or destructive." Aftermath of disaster The Workshop also heard h...Catastrophic shift in species diversity and productivity of an ecosystem
... and suppress the abundance of a highly productive plant that otherwise would out-compete many other plant species. Alteration of this control by a predator removal experiment caused rapid increase in the ab...UC Riverside researchers develop low-carb corn with enhanced protein and oil
...ollination can occur. Because of the role that the plant hormone, cytokinin, plays in preventing organ death, the authors reasoned that cytokinin might rescue those flowers, which were destined to abort. The research team introduced a gene that enabled production of cytokinin in developing flowers. "Surpri...JGI decodes wood & toxic waste-degrading fungus genome
...of efficiently degrading the recalcitrant aromatic plant polymer lignin, one of the most abundant natural m...white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, and such plant pathogens as smuts and rusts. They also comprise certain opportunistic human pathogens that can be ...When plants need ants' help, bigger is better
... The change in the ant community can influence the plant community. Ness and his colleagues examined 57 ant...he effect of ant invasions, he said. For imperiled plant species, managers may need to help the plants disperse their seeds. Ness's next step is looking at o...In male monkeys, too much soy has adverse effects
...l behavior." Isoflavones are a naturally occurring plant estrogen in soy protein. "Although considerable attention has been directed at the potentially beneficial effects of isoflavones in reducing the risk of various cancers, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and postmenopausal symptoms, less effort ...Ferr-D'amar wins 2004 Eli Lilly and Company Research Award
...NA-protein complexes, focusing on RNA taken from a plant virus, as well as RNA from the hepatitis delta virus, which is pathogenic to humans. Ferr-D'Amar's second groundbreaking achievement was to obtain highly detailed information about the biochemical and biological functions of ribozymes, which ar...American Lung Association's 2004 State of the Air report ranks cities and counties with dirty air
... to include particle pollution. Produced by power plant emissions, diesel exhaust and wood burning, among other sources, particle pollution can be dangerous when it reaches unhealthy levels over a few hours or a few days, as well as with constant daily exposure over a long period of time. The complex and...Mexican farmers effectively cultivate phenotypic diversity in maize
...essary to develop initiatives for protecting these plant resources. One strategy is in-situ conservation of crop plants. The model currently advanced involves maintaining the varieties to be conserved isolated in reserves, protected from entry of other varieties from elsewhere and cultivated according to a...Disease threatens cucumbers, pumpkins, and other vine crops
...al yield loss. According to Mohammad Babadoost, a plant pathology professor at the University of Illinois,...ition to exploring cultural management strategies, plant pathologists are assessing the possibilities of using induced resistance in plants, biocontrol agent...Plant biologists Delmer, Quail, Bennetzen elected to National Academy of Sciences
...mbers who have made extraordinary contributions to plant science," commented ASPB President Mary Lou Guerinot of Dartmouth College.Delmer, a past president of ASPB, is Associate Director, Food Security, The Rockefeller Foundation, New York City. In this position, she is science and policy advisor for rese...Bye-bye Bio 101: Teach science the way you do science
...man, Howard Hughes Medical Institute professor and plant pathology researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in a policy forum article published in the April 23, 2004, issue of the journal Science . Handelsman and her co-authors, including Peter J. Bruns, vice president for grants and special pro...Clemson launches S.C. DNA Learning Center
...orkshop for two- and four-year college faculty on plant genetics and genomics. The theme is classroom activities in plant genetics for college students. The workshop is presented by the Dolan DNA Learning Center. NSF wil...Clemson dedicates biotech research complex
...rch programs focusing on cancer, neurobiology and plant genetics. Stillman is best known for his research on DNA replication, the process by which DNA is duplicated prior to cell division. Other speakers will include university president James F. Barker, David A. Micklos of the Dolan DNA Learning Cente...DELTA mission and ESA astronaut dock with ISS
...ial fuel cells in weightlessness, and GraPhoBox, a plant growth experiment. These were the winners of a competition organised by the Dutch government through the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. Kuipers will also undertake the first part of an educational experiment called Seeds in Space, in whi...National Academies news: 72 new members chosen by academy
...or, Plant Gene Expression Center, and professor of plant biology, University of California, Berkeley RAMAKRISHNAN, VENKATRAMAN ; group leader, Structural Studies Division Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Medical Research Council, Cambridge, U.K. RIVEST, RONALD L. ; professor of computer science, Massachu...UGA professor Jeffrey Bennetzen named to National Academy of Sciences
...netzen is a pioneer in the comparative analysis of plant genomes, especially the contribution of transposab...world. Among his numerous research interests are: plant genome structure and evolution; the relationship between genome structure and evolution and gene fun...First study of resveratrol dietary supplement finds effect on breast and prostate cancers unlikely
...logy and Experimental Therapeutics. Resveratrol, a plant antioxidant found in abundance in grapes, wine, and peanuts, is widely sold as a dietary supplement with claims of numerous beneficial health effects. These range from extending life spans to preventing heart disease and cancer. However, these positi...UC Riverside researchers improve drought tolerance in plants
...ng the amount of DHAR decreases the ability of the plant to recycle vitamin C, thus reducing the ability to eliminate the buildup in reactive oxygen species that occurs with the onset of a drought. "This reduction in vitamin C recycling causes plants to be highly responsive to dry growth conditions by red...... University researchers who found a new twist in a plant formation biochemical pathway. Decreasing the amount of two acids in plant cell walls may enhance livestock feed digestibility for better nutrition, while increasing the poten...