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Russia postpones planting of GMOs by 3 yearsMoscow (Voice of Russia) Apr 25, 2014 Russia will not start certifying GM seeds for at least three more years due to delays in creating the necessary infrastructure, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told MPs. Earlier Russia had expected to allow planting such seeds from June. The delay comes amid the general GMO-skeptic mood that the Russian government adopted recently. The country may even ban the cultivation and import of genetically modified foodstuffs. Last year, the government allowed the planting of GM seeds starting July 20 ... read more |
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 Russia postpones planting of GMOs by 3 years Minnesota projects offer hope and practical help to communities facing more extreme storms China Considers Russian Satellite-Based Emergency Response System Scientists Identify Source of Mysterious Low-Frequency Sound Heard for Decades in the Southern Ocean Cow manure harbors diverse new antibiotic resistance genes Study finds long-term survival of human neural stem cells transplanted into primate brain | .. |
 New technique will accelerate genetic characterization of photosynthesis Photosynthesis provides fixed carbon and energy for nearly all life on Earth, yet many aspects of this fascinating process remain mysterious. For example, little is known about how it is regulated i ... more | .. |
 China pork firm scales down IPO in volatile market Chinese pork producer WH Group has slashed a planned initial public offering in Hong Kong by almost two-thirds blaming concerns about the strength of the city's stock market, a report said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Significant baseline levels of arsenic found in soil throughout Ohio are due to natural processes Geologic and soil processes are to blame for significant baseline levels of arsenic in soil throughout Ohio, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Environmental Quality. Th ... more | .. |
 Predicting bioavailable cadmium levels in soils New Zealand's pastoral landscapes are some of the loveliest in the world, but they also contain a hidden threat. Many of the country's pasture soils have become enriched in cadmium. Grasses take up ... more |
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 Genetic study tackles mystery of slow plant domestications "The Modern View of Domestication," a special feature of The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published April 29, raises a number of startling questions about a transition in o ... more | .. |
 Building Better Soybeans for a Hot, Dry, Hungry World A new study shows that soybean plants can be redesigned to increase crop yields while requiring less water and helping to offset greenhouse gas warming. The study is the first to demonstrate that a ... more | .. |
 The story of animal domestication retold Many of our ideas about domestication derive from Charles Darwin, whose ideas in turn were strongly influenced by British animal-breeding practices during the 19th century, a period when landowners ... more | .. |
 Food shortages could be most critical world issue by mid-century The world is less than 40 years away from a food shortage that will have serious implications for people and governments, according to a top scientist at the U.S. Agency for International Developmen ... more |
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 Building Better Soybeans for a Hot, Dry, Hungry World A new study shows that soybean plants can be redesigned to increase crop yields while requiring less water and helping to offset greenhouse gas warming. The study is the first to demonstrate that a ... more | .. |
 Shade grown coffee shrinking as a proportion of global coffee production The proportion of land used to cultivate shade grown coffee, relative to the total land area of coffee cultivation, has fallen by nearly 20 percent globally since 1996, according to a new study by s ... more | .. |
 New study reveals more about our relationship to food Tucked away in Hartford, Connecticut, a Puerto Rican community is creating a tropical home away from home through cuisine that is so authentic it has caught the attention of scientists. David W. Tay ... more | .. |
 China says massive area of its soil polluted A huge area of China's soil covering more than twice the size of Spain is estimated to be polluted, the government said Thursday, announcing findings of a survey previously kept secret. ... more |
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 Pioneering findings on the dual role of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis Researchers at Umea University have found that carbon dioxide, in its ionic form bicarbonate, has a regulating function in the splitting of water in photosynthesis. This means that carbon dioxide ha ... more | .. |
 Danone says China recall weighs on first-quarter sales French dairy food giant Danone reported on Wednesday a slide in first quarter sales as it struggles to turn around its Chinese business amid volatility in currency markets. ... more | .. |
 Oyster aquaculture could significantly improve Potomac River estuary water quality Oyster aquaculture in the Potomac River estuary could result in significant improvements to water quality, according to a new NOAA and U.S. Geological Survey study published in the journal Aquatic G ... more | .. |
 GM crops under the microscope at international debate One of the world's most contentious food issues - Genetically Modified (GM) crops - will be debated by some of the world's leading authorities on the subject at Queen's University Belfast today (Wed ... more |
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 Russia eyes building Glonass stations in 36 countries Turn your satnav ideas into business Russia's GLONASS Fully Restored After System Failure Astronomers discover Earth-sized planet in habitable zone MESSENGER Completes Its 3,000th Orbit of Mercury, Sets Mark for Closest Approach Sun Emits a Mid-level Solar Flare | .. |
 Farming for improved ecosystem services seen as economically feasible By changing row-crop management practices in economically and environmentally stable ways, US farms could contribute to improved water quality, biological diversity, pest suppression, and soil ferti ... more | .. |
 Japan culls 112,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak Japan has finished slaughtering 112,000 chickens after confirming its first bird flu infections for three years, with authorities stepping up efforts to swiftly contain the latest outbreak, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Camels emit less methane than cows or sheep Ruminant cows and sheep account for a major proportion of the methane produced around the world. Currently around 20 percent of global methane emissions stem from ruminants. In the atmosphere methan ... more | .. |
 Unity is strength in the marketing of smallholder farm produce Smallholder farmers often face the challenge of accessing markets and selling their produce at competitive prices because they produce in small quantities that may not be commercially viable. ... more |
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 Climate: Farming emissions to rise 30% by 2050 Greenhouse gases emitted by agriculture are on track to rise by 30 percent by mid-century, driven especially by livestock and use of fertiliser, a UN agency reported on Friday. ... more | .. |
 Chinese man covered with 460,000 bees for honey stunt A Chinese beekeeper covered his semi-naked body in more than 460,000 bees for a publicity stunt aimed at selling more of his honey, he told AFP Thursday, using a technique known as "bee bearding". ... more | .. |
 Tracking Sugar Movement in Plants A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists at the University of Queensland, Australia, overturns a long-held theory in plant science. Researchers at t ... more | .. |
 Chinese pork firm $5.3 bn IPO set to be the biggest in a year Chinese pork producer WH Group hopes to raise more than $5 billion in what would be the world's biggest initial public offering for a year as it plans to list in Hong Kong, giving a boost to the city's IPO market. ... more |
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