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Transgenic plants remove more selenium from polluted soil than wild plants, new tests show

In the first field trial of plants genetically tweaked to absorb more contaminants, researchers found that the transgenic plants handily beat out their wild-type counterparts. The results raised hopes that the plants might become a viable alternative for cleaning up polluted soil. The new research findings, published Feb. 1 in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, show that th...

Study uncovers dirty little secret: Soil emissions are much-bigger-than-expected component of air pollution

Nitrogen oxides produced by huge fires and fossil fuel combustion are a major component of air pollution. They are the primary ingredients in ground-level ozone, a pollutant harmful to human health and vegetation. But new research led by a University of Washington atmospheric scientist shows that, in some regions, nitrogen oxides emitted by the soil are much greater than expected and could...

Techniques available to detect soil that inhibits destructive soybean pest

Identification of soils that inhibit a tiny soybean-destroying organism is an important tool in reducing yield losses, according to a Purdue University plant pathologist. Soybean cyst nematodes cause between $800 million and $1 billion annually in crop losses in the United States, according the American Phytopathological Society. However, techniques are available to find soils that specifi...

DNA technique measures suitability of soil for onion crops

Nematodes, such as the stem nematode, and fungi, such as white rot, are particularly harmful for onion crops in the Netherlands: they cause rot. Soil samples are investigated to detect this; a labour-intensive and expensive operation. Together with the Laboratory for Nematology (University of Wageningen) the company Blgg has developed a molecular technique to detect the stem nematode and white ro...

Amazonian terra preta can transform poor soil into fertile

The search for El Dorado in the Amazonian rainforest might not have yielded pots of gold, but it has led to unearthing a different type of gold mine: some of the globe's richest soil that can transform poor soil into highly fertile ground. That's not all. Scientists have a method to reproduce this soil -- known as terra preta, or Amazonian dark earths -- and say it can pull substantial amo...

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Soil Nematode microRNA Microarray from LC Sciences

Description:Microarrays designed for genome-wide microRNA expression profiling and built on the flexible and powerful Paraflo microfluidic on-chip synthesis platform. These microarrays are available as part of our comprehensive microRNA Expression Profiling Service. The Soil Nematode microRNA Microarray contains all known soil nematode microRNAs (114 unique mature sequences). T...
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Protocol for GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification from Soil

Application Guide I. II. III. IV. V. VI. Quantification of Amplifie...

Fast Multi-Residue Pesticide Analysis in Soil and Vegetable Samples

The strict detection limits that are required for the quantitation of pesticide residues in food and environmental samples requires the use of very sensitive, selective, and rugged LC/MS/MS technologies. In this application note the benefits of using LC/MS/MS for this type of analysis...
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Lead levels in disturbed soil post-Katrina unsafe

Unsafe levels of lead in soil and sediments left behind in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina could pose a heightened health threat to returning residents, especially children, says a study.// In some soil samples collected from the area, lead levels were as much as two-thirds higher than what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers safe, according to researchers at Texa...

Bacteria From Soil To Fight Hospital Accquired Infections

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest problems worldwide. There is an urgent need for new antibiotics to be developed to fight these new antibiotic resistant infections. // Researchers at the John Innes Centre (JIC) at Colney in Norfolk say they have used natural bacteria living in soil to attack and kill the infections. Researchers said the discovery would allow scientists race ah...

Exposure to a Soil Bacterium can Boost Happiness

Exposure to a type of bacteria found in soil boosts happiness levels and could help restore healthy immune functions// in people who are depressed and prone to infection, says a study. British scientists led by Chris Lowry at Bristol University treated lung cancer patients with the bacteria, named 'bacterium Mycobacterium vaccae', and found improvement in their quality of life, report...

Exposure to a Soil Bacterium can Boost Happiness

Exposure to a type of bacteria found in soil boosts happiness levels and could help restore healthy immune functions in people //who are depressed and prone to infection, says a study. British scientists led by Chris Lowry at Bristol University treated lung cancer patients with the bacteria, named 'bacterium Mycobacterium vaccae', and found improvement in their quality of life, report...
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