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Development of more muscular trout could boost commercial aquaculture
A 10-year effort by a University of Rhode Island scientist to develop transgenic rainbow trout with enhanced muscle growth has yielded fish with what have been described as six-pack abs and ...
10 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Scientists to review climate body
The UN Secretary-General asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
8 hours ago from BBC News
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NoMix toilets get thumbs-up in 7 European countries
People in seven European countries have positive attitudes toward a new eco-friendly toilet that could substantially reduce pollution problems and conserve water and nutrients, scientists in ...
7 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Hidden habits and movements of insect pests revealed by DNA barcoding
University of Minnesota researcher George Weiblen and colleagues have found a faster way to study the spread and diet of insect pests.
Tue 9 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Arctic Seed Vault becomes world's most diverse collection of crop diversity
Days after celebrating its second anniversary, the Svalbard "Doomsday" Global Seed Vault is receiving this week thousands of new seeds that will push its collection to more than half a million ...
2 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Third of EU emissions 'imported'
Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.
Tue 9 Mar 10 from BBC News
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Plant hormone increases cotton yields in drought conditions
A naturally occurring class of plant hormones called cytokinins has been found to help increase cotton yields during drought conditions, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
8 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Sources of pollution in waterways
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are components of petroleum products such as gasoline, coal, and oil. They are also produced as by-products of the combustion of fuels including petroleum ...
Tue 9 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Plants discover the benefits of good neighbors in strategy against herbivores
Scandinavian Scientists have discovered that a species of tree defends itself from herbivore attack by using chemicals emitted by neighbouring plants. The study, published today in New Phytologist, ...
Tue 9 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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World's Top Scientists to Review Climate Panel
The InterAcademy Counil will be reviewing climate data produced by the UN's IPCC.
7 hours ago from U.S. News
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