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Washington, July 3 : Scientists are making certain plants resistant to the 'Grapevine fanleaf virus' GFLV by genetic engineering.
Lyme disease in the US is caused by the tick-borne bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, and usually begins with a skin lesion, after which the bacteria spread throughout the body to the nervous system, heart or joints.
Viruses can cost winegrowers an entire harvest. If they infest the grapevines, even pesticides are often no use. What’s more, these chemicals are harmful to the environment.
BOSTON – June 29, 2009 – Higher levels of the mineral selenium in the blood may worsen prostate cancer in some men who already have the disease, a new study shows.
Viruses can cost winegrowers an entire harvest. If they infest the grapevines, even pesticides are often no use. What's more, these chemicals are harmful to the environment. Researchers are growing plants that produce antibodies against the viruses and are thus immune.
Lyme disease in the U.S. is caused by the tick-borne bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi and usually begins with a skin lesion, after which the bacteria spread throughout the body to the nervous system, heart or joints. About 60 percent of untreated individuals develop arthritis, which affects the knees in particular.
A 2,000-year-old math theorem, along with Sudoku, may soon help researchers untangle DNA at blazing speeds. [More]
This is really the most important question for producers, and one that is not easily answered as it will differ for every producer based upon the production system, genotyping costs, and marketing considerations.
Sudoku, an 81-box numerical sequence puzzle, may be just a coffee-table conundrum to some, but for Cold Spring Harbor scientists it is the guide to hastening the way DNA is coded.
A DNA analysis has revealed that the suicide bomber who attacked Ingush President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov on June 22 was male, investigators said. "According to DNA testing, the biological material found in the blown-up car belongs to the male genotype.
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