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IRRI likely to release flood-tolerant rice in India, Bdesh
Published November 21, 2008, 12:37 pm, Express India
Rice that can survive under floodwaters and grow well after the waters drain will be available to farmers in India, Bangladesh and other South Asian countries within two years.
A rocket man's flight of fancy
Published November 21, 2008, 12:27 pm, Deccan Herald
Scientists have been trying to devise working jetpacks for years. Now one pilot's rocketbelt design could be ready for lift-off.
Genetic Trait Linked to Alcoholism
Published November 21, 2008, 12:24 pm, MedicineNet.com
Title: Genetic Trait Linked to Alcoholism Category: Health News Created: 11/21/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/21/2008
Research Consortium to Sequence Turkey Genome
Published November 21, 2008, 12:19 pm, PR Newswire via Yahoo! News
An international consortium(*) of researchers has begun an effort to sequence the genome of the domesticated turkey, Meleagris gallopavo. The genome sequence will be obtained using the Roche GS-FLX(tm) sequencing platform and the recently launched Roche GS FLX Titanium PicoTiterPlate device and reagents.
Stem cells used in animal ailments
Published November 21, 2008, 12:05 pm, TVNZ
Stem cells from tiny embryos can be used to restore lost hearing and vision in animals, researchers said in what they believe is a first step toward helping people.
Scripps research scientists identify blood component that turns bacteria virulent
Published November 21, 2008, 12:01 pm, EurekAlert!
( Scripps Research Institute ) Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute have discovered the key chemical that signals Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes anthrax, to become lethal. This finding opens up new avenues of exploration for the development of treatments for bacterial infections.
Children of centenarians live longer, healthier
Published November 21, 2008, 11:54 am, Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who make it to the age of 100 may indeed have some "good genes" that they pass on their children, according to a new study.
Roots of deception: Researchers work to nix the nematode
Published November 21, 2008, 11:15 am, Columbia Missourian
COLUMBIA — Plants can be deceived, too. And deception at the molecular level has been costing U.S. soybean farmers millions of dollars in losses every year at harvest time. The soybean cyst nematode, an abundant parasitic roundworm, has been adapting to natural resistance of the soybean plant, using what an MU researcher calls "molecular mimicry" to feed off soybean roots. Melissa Mitchum, ...
Experts plan 'doomsday vault' for frog sperm
Published November 21, 2008, 10:41 am, New Scientist
Freezing the genetic material of amphibians, along with assisted reproduction measures, could help species avoid looming extinctions
Revealed: Star Wars-style 'light sabre' to destroy cancer cells
Published November 21, 2008, 10:33 am, Daily Mail: World News
A revolutionary new laser 'light sabre' which could fight cancer cells has been developed by British scientists.
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