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Giant grass threatens America
An agricultural group in the United States will ask the US government to approve the use of Agent Orange to destroy giant pollen grass, a plant that is growing very stro…
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Soft rice for the elderly
The new rice was created by the Miao-feng District Agricultural Research Station in central Taiwan. To find it, the station's scientists have been studying for the past…
Biology
Legislation of genetically modified corn harmful
France yesterday asked the European Union's agricultural regulatory authorities (EU) to suspend licensing of Monsanto's genetically modified corn because of their advers…
Biology
Genetically modified plants still cause doubts
International experts believe that genetically modified plants may help increase agricultural production, while Vietnamese scientists still fear it will affect human hea…
Biology
Beetle - a solution to kill weeds
Under the auspices of the British Biotechnology and Research Council (BBSRC) in collaboration with the French National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), scienti…
Biology
Transgenic dairy cows produce human milk
Newborn babies can eat breast milk produced from dairy cows after scientists have successfully created a genetically modified cow that can give milk the same as human mi…
Biology
Self-control of disease-free potato varieties
The Institute of Agricultural Biology, Hanoi Agricultural University has completed the process of producing disease-free potato varieties, limiting the situation that th…
Biology
Producing biofuel from dry straw and trees
Scientists at the University of Twente (Netherlands) have just studied a new method that can extract biofuels with high efficiency and low cost from agricultural and for…
Biology
Detection of growth stimulant inhibitors
Japanese scientists first discovered the existence of a plant growth stimulant inhibitor.
Biology
Successful sketch of detailed map of cassava roots
Chinese scientists from the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences have relied on gene sequencing technology to successfully map the root of the cassava genom…
Biology
Watermelon fruit weighs nearly 60kg
Watermelon fruit weighing nearly 60kg has just been introduced at the Chinese agricultural product processing and circulation fair.
Biology
GM genetically modified plants
Entering the twenty-first century, the world population has increased dramatically while agricultural area has been decreasing due to urbanization and industrialization.
Biology
Honeybee 'fight' against Varroa parasite
Honey bees are currently battling Varroa, however, with the help of the Center for Agricultural Research (ARS), research has developed typical genetic traits that allow…
Biology
Ripe rice does not need to be cooked
Indian agricultural experts claim they have just created a variety of rice that humans can eat after soaking in water, without cooking ...
Biology
Producing electricity from ... straw
Researchers have developed an unprecedented biogas plant that runs entirely with agricultural waste: Straw.