Algae bloom again
Posted in Bioenergy, Plant Biotechnology on May 30th, 2007
A handful of pioneers are trying to bring algae-based biofuels back from a near-death experience. Amanda Leigh Haag reports.
Nature
Archive for May, 2007
Rice with human proteins to take root in Kansas
Posted in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology on May 29th, 2007
Pharmed food crop approved for growth despite controversy.
Nature
Scientists create ‘plastic’ blood
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27th, 2007
Researchers from Sheffield University develop an artificial plastic blood which could act as a substitute in emergencies.
BBC News
Environment warning on biofuels
Posted in Bioenergy, Environmental Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology on May 27th, 2007
The drive to switch over to biofuels could lead to rising food prices and deforestation, a report warns.
BBC News
With Ethanol Boom, Corn Is King
Posted in Bioenergy, Plant Biotechnology on May 27th, 2007
With corn prices soaring due to increased demand for ethanol, U.S. farmers are looking to cash in on what may be the largest corn planting since World War II.
CBS News
Go-ahead given for GM trial site
Posted in Plant Biotechnology on May 27th, 2007
Ministers approve a biotech company’s application to use a site in East Yorkshire for GM potato trials.
BBC News
Cooperation of plants and microorganisms: Getting closer to the genetic construction of sustainable agro-systems
Posted in Plant Biotechnology, Sustainability Science on May 27th, 2007
The molecular research into two types of beneficial plant-microbe symbioses is reviewed: nutritional (with N2-fixing bacteria or mycorrhizal fungi) and defensive (with endo- and epiphytic microbes suppressing pathogens and phytophagans). These symbioses are based on the signaling interactions that result in the development of novel tissue/cellular structures and of extended [...]
Researchers store data in bacteria DNA
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27th, 2007
These days, data get stored on disks, computer chips, hard drives and good old-fashioned paper. Scientists in Japan see something far smaller but more durable _ bacteria.
MSNBC
Brits Propose Hybrid Embryos For Research
Posted in Stem Cells on May 27th, 2007
British government ministers are proposing legislation that would allow the creation of hybrid animal-human embryos to be used in stem cell research. Meanwhile, California’s high court has freed up $3 billion in stem cell research grants.
CBS News
The Energy Challenge: A Return to the Land, for Fuel
Posted in Bioenergy on May 27th, 2007
More companies in Hawaii are looking to its agricultural past to supply its energy-independent future.
The New York Times