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- USDA Forest Service - Northern Research Station
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Scientists with the USDA Forest Service and the University of New Hampshire have found what may be an Achilles& …
Wired https://www.wired.com/story/this-gene-editing-tech-might-be-too-dangerous-to-unleash/
The technology Akbari is designing is something called a gene drive. Think of it as a way to supercharge evolution, forcing a genetic modification to spread …
Read more...A ProMED-mail post <http://www.promedmail.org> ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases <http://www.isid.org> Date: Thu 21 Dec 2017 Source: Farm Futures [edited] <http://www. …
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The poison known as aflatoxin that contaminates food supplies can delay children’s development and stunt their growth. It also causes liver cancer, and exposure to high enough concentrations can be fatal. The …
FreshFruitPortal https://www.freshfruitportal.com/news/2017/12/22/chile-fruit-fly-detected-santiago-suburb/
PhysOrg https://phys.org/news/2017-12-snake-fungal-disease-global-threat.html Science Advances, shows that the snake fungal disease caused by Ophidiomyces ophidiodiicola can infect snakes of many species regardless of their ancestry, …
Read more...Endone http://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/all_the_news/ppp_sellers_to_push_alternatives France’s bold scheme to transform distributors of plant protection products into ‘agents of change’, encouraging their customers to use alternatives to …
Read more...Sun Star http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/business/2017/12/18/fighting-cocolisap-comperiella-580321