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Science division gets hit hard to close major funding gap.
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First synthetic "gene drive" for plants could help tame weeds-or transform them.
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Gene Drive Technology , Genes, Synthetic , Plant Weeds , Transformation, Genetic , Weed Control , Gene Drive Technology/methods , Genes, Plant , Plant Weeds/genetics , Plants, Genetically Modified , Weed Control/methodsABSTRACT
Insecticides made of RNA could offer a safer and more targeted weapon against crop pests.
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Coleoptera , Crops, Agricultural , Insecticides , RNA Interference , Animals , Crops, Agricultural/parasitology , RNAABSTRACT
Genome sequencing of century-old collection could help breeders restore long-lost traits.
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Genome, Plant , Plant Breeding , Triticum , Plant Breeding/history , Triticum/genetics , Sequence Analysis, DNAABSTRACT
Despite apparently minimal seabird deaths, grave concern for the next breeding season.
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Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype , Influenza in Birds , Animals , Antarctic Regions/epidemiology , Birds , Seasons , Influenza in Birds/epidemiology , Influenza in Birds/mortality , Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype/isolation & purification , Animal MigrationABSTRACT
A U.S. federal court is examining a controversial link between fluoride and neurotoxicity.
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Brain , Drinking Water , Fluoridation , Fluorides , Drinking Water/chemistry , Drinking Water/legislation & jurisprudence , Fluorides/toxicity , Fluoridation/adverse effects , Fluoridation/legislation & jurisprudence , Humans , Brain/drug effects , Brain/growth & development , United StatesABSTRACT
EPA is drawing up new rules for farmers, but some worry the science isn't ready.
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Plants bred or engineered to be short can stand up better to windstorms. They could also boost yields and benefit the environment.
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Edible Grain , Plant Breeding , Zea mays , Zea mays/anatomy & histology , Zea mays/genetics , Zea mays/growth & development , Wind , Genetic Engineering , Edible Grain/anatomy & histology , Edible Grain/genetics , Edible Grain/growth & development , United StatesABSTRACT
Botanists say transferring specimens to distant site is unnecessary and will hamper research.
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Gardens , Plants , Specimen Handling , United KingdomABSTRACT
Concerns rise for boobies, finches, and other endemic species.
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Conservation of Natural Resources , Extinction, Biological , Finches , Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype , Influenza in Birds , Animals , Ecuador/epidemiology , Finches/virology , Influenza in Birds/epidemiology , Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype/isolation & purificationABSTRACT
Seabed authority fails to finish rules in time, opening the door to the first mining license.
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Mines and active combat make fieldwork too risky.
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Armed Conflicts , Disasters , Floods , Structure Collapse , Ukraine , Biodiversity , Animals , RiversABSTRACT
Researchers are closing in on the long-sought goal of creating high-yielding hybrid crops that can be propagated indefinitely, without sex.
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A "creative" strategy to keep crops healthy borrows key pathogen detectors from the animal immune system.
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Crops, Agricultural , Plant Diseases , Plants , Single-Domain Antibodies , Animals , Crops, Agricultural/virology , Plant Diseases/immunology , Plant Diseases/prevention & control , Plant Diseases/virology , Plants/immunology , Plants/virology , Single-Domain Antibodies/immunologyABSTRACT
"Mammoth" plan to control a coastal invader would benefit migratory birds.
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Animal Migration , Birds , Introduced Species , Poaceae , Animals , China , WetlandsABSTRACT
Pact sets framework for creating reserves and sharing profits.
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Biodiversity , Conservation of Natural Resources , International Cooperation , Oceans and Seas , AnimalsABSTRACT
Is raising salmon on land the next big thing in farming fish?
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Long-term study in China shows yields hold up and farmers save money and time.
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Crop Production , Crops, Agricultural , Oryza , Humans , China , Farmers , Crop Production/economicsABSTRACT
In a first for Europe, country borrows concept from Indigenous science to protect endangered body of water.