Bitter orange trees taste yucky to bugs
CORNELL (US) — Orange trees engineered to leave a bitter taste in the mouths of bugs may protect Florida’s $9 billion citrus industry from a deadly bacterial disease. Continue…
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Folate-gene link tied to colon cancer
CORNELL (US) — Scientists have identified a gene that when combined with a folate deficiency increases the risk of colon cancer in mice. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 22, 2011 14:33 - 0 Comments
Climate cynics lack media literacy
CORNELL (US) — The public’s distrust of climate science is due in large part to an overall misunderstanding of how the media works and where it gets and how it disseminates its information. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 17, 2011 14:36 - 0 Comments
Gene hitched to neural birth defects
CORNELL (US) — Consumption of folic acid before and during pregnancy can reduce the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly by up to 70 percent. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 14, 2010 10:53 - 0 Comments
Cuckoo bees’ history book needs a rewrite
CORNELL (US)—The evolutionary history of the bee family Apidae—which has the largest number of species and includes honeybees—may need a major revision, according to a new study. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 8, 2010 10:04 - 1 Comment
Beetle bearing down on ash trees
CORNELL (US)—The emerald ash borer has the potential to devastate ash trees in the Northeast and is already taking a toll in western New York just over a year since its arrival in the state. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 4, 2010 19:02 - 0 Comments
Rattlesnakes sound warning on biodiversity
CORNELL (US)—Roads fragmenting natural habitats have had a significant effect over the past 80 years on the genetic structure of timber rattlesnakes in New York, according to new research. (more…)
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