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Fungus Defined
A plant-like organism lacking chlorophyll
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Coastal Carolina University students team up with Horry County schools
Published November 18, 2008, 8:34 am, Florence Morning News
Six Coastal Carolina University graduate students in the Marine and Wetland Studies program have been selected to take part in a program that will pair them with students in Science Education programs in Horry County schools.
Mushrooms: They kind of grow on you, gatherers say
Published November 17, 2008, 11:20 pm, Arizona Daily Star
PHOENIX — Mushroom hunters always get the same two questions: "Aren't you afraid of being poisoned?" and "Do you look for those (wink, wink) special mushrooms?"
New discoveries unearthed in Big Thicket
Published November 17, 2008, 8:48 pm, Beaumont Enterprise
A longterm project of cataloguing the diverse flora and fauna of the Big Thicket National Preserve has already yielded some unique finds. Looking for the unknown in the Big Thicket Plant collection under way in the Big Thicket
Plant inventory yeilds new discoveries in Big Thicket
Published November 17, 2008, 8:18 pm, Beaumont Enterprise
A longterm project of cataloguing the diverse flora and fauna of the Big Thicket National Preserve has already yielded some unique finds.
Intel Inside World"s Fastest Supercomputers
Published November 17, 2008, 1:10 pm, Scoop.co.nz
More supercomputers than ever are using Intel Corporation processors, according to the latest TOP500 list.
In food crisis, Mexican valley offers lessons
Published November 17, 2008, 10:19 am, AG Weekly
EDITOR’S NOTE -The U.N. says the number of undernourished people worldwide is climbing toward 1 billion as high food prices squeeze the poorest. This report, first in a periodic five-part series on the future of food, looks at the prospects for science to ignite a new “green revolution.”
Commercial Interests Compromise GMO Claims
Published November 16, 2008, 8:39 pm, Scoop.co.nz
The vested commercial interests of scientists meeting at the 10th International Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms means the public can have little confidence in the independence or credibility of their risk-analysis.
World Leaders In Infectious Diseases To Convene And Discuss Developments In Research, Prevention And Treatment
Published November 15, 2008, 11:07 am, Medical News Today
Nearly 2,900 physicians and scientists from institutions around the world such as the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health will meet at the 57th American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's Annual Meeting Dec. 7-11, in New Orleans to discuss the latest research on infectious and emerging diseases and global health threats.
The Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Published November 15, 2008, 4:11 am, Fergus Falls Daily Journal
This is the time of year that spruce trees normally drop some needles from the inside of the tree. But this year, the tree clinic at the University of Minnesota has gotten many samples of Colorado Blues with all kinds of diseases.
For lovers of edible fungi, the thrill is in the hunt
Published November 14, 2008, 8:38 am, The Arizona Republic
Several times a year the Arizona Mushroom Club gets together for forays, when they comb the woods for those mysterious mycological marvels they hold so dear.
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- Sustainable Agriculture - What Ants Knew 50 Million Years Before We Did | Scientific Blogging
- Farming and chemical warfare: A day in the life of an ant?: One of the most important developments in human civilisation was the practice of sustainable agriculture. But we were not the first - ants have been doing it for over 50 million years. Just as farming helped humans become a dominant species, it has also helped leaf-cutter ants become dominant herbivores, and one of the most successful social insects in nature. According to an article in the November issue of Microbiology Today, leaf-cutter ants have developed a system to try and keep their gardens pest-free; an impressive feat which has evaded even human agriculturalis ts. Leaf-cutter ants put their freshly-cut leaves in gardens where they grow a special fungus that they eat. New material is continuously incorporated into the gardens to grow the fungus and old material is removed by the ants and placed in special refuse dumps away from the colony. The ants have also adopted the practice of weeding. When a microbial pest is detected by worker ants, there is an immediate flurry of activi
- Plagued by fungus? Bacteria? Try copper socks: Copper socks? Copper towels? How about copper subway poles? These are only a few of the ways Chile, the world's biggest copper producer, is utilizing the red metal which is more commonly found in the construction and auto sectors. Used since ancient times to make tools, weapons and plumbing systems, Chilean innovators are experimenting with ways to exploit copper's bacteria- and fungus-fightin g characteristic s.
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- Lawn Fungus Treatment Options | Life and Lawns: Lawn fungus and disease treatment information for do-it-yourself ers.
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- Zetaclear Reviews: You know you would love to wear those open-toed comfortable sandals, especially when it gets warm outside. But you have one itty bitty problem: your nails are downright ugly!
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