Beyond nutrition -- plants deliver
The need for a renewable and affordable source of carbon that can sustain future economic development without negatively impacting the environment is now widely recognised. It is also apparent that the increasingly high demand for fossil carbon will eventually deplete existing stocks. The Plant...Study in mice suggests molecules in plants have beneficial effect on Alzheimer's disease
A set of molecules found in certain plants appears to have a beneficial effect in brain tissue associated with Alzheimers disease, according to a new study conducted in mice. The study was led by researchers at the University of South Florida and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. An article in the Jour...Cone snails and plants used to develop oral drug for pain
Molecules from cone snail venom and African plants are being used by Queensland researchers as a blueprint to develop an oral drug to treat chronic pain. Professor David Craik and Dr Richard Clark from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience have received $218,275 from the National Health and M...Primitive Plants Have Complex Sex Life
Fern-like cycads use heat, odor to get the job done, study shows FRIDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Primitive plants called cycads use heat and scent to manipulate pollinating insects, a new study reveals. Cycads, a group of plants that has been around for 250 million to 290 million years, l...Novel bioreactor enhances interleukin-12 production in genetically-modified tobacco plants
WORCESTER, Mass. Dec. 3, 2008 Interleukin-12 is a naturally occurring protein essential for the proper functioning of the human immune system. Having either too much or too little interleukin-12 may play a role in the development of many diseases, including some cancers and auto-immune disorders...Researchers Create First Targeted Knockout Rats Using Zinc Finger Nuclease Technology
...ing gene knockouts in cells and in whole organisms. We believe that this technology will become the method of choice for genome engineering in cells, plants and transgenic animals." In the first commercial application of this technique, OMT, a private biotechnology company developing a new rat-bas...June 2009 Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource Highlights Summer Skin Problems, Low Vision and Pilates
...se sunlight, hot and humid temperatures, poisonous plants and biting insects can cause a host of skin proble... Poison ivy and poison oak: Contact with these plants causes red, swollen skin, blisters and severe itching within days or weeks of exposure. These plants produce an oily substance called urushiol, which c...Keep Mosquitoes and More Out of Your Yard with Garlic From Garlic Research Labs, Inc.
...g it for many generations. Mosquito Barrier is a three pronged attack. First, it kills the adult mosquitoes on contact. Second, the garlic coated plants keep mosquitoes out of the area. Lastly, it suffocates any mosquito larvae in standing water, such as puddles, under decks, water in tin cans or depre...Senesco Announces H1N1 Influenza Survival Test Results in Mice
...ammatory and ischemic diseases. Senesco takes its name from the scientific term for the aging of plant cells: senescence. Delaying cell breakdown in plants extends freshness after harvesting, while increasing crop yields, plant size and resistance to environmental stress. The Company believes that its te...First Jatropha Genome Completed by Synthetic Genomics Inc. and Asiatic Centre for Genome Technology
... reasons: it is a tropical tree that is one of the highest yielding oilseed plants in the world; it can be grown on marginal, non-food producing lands; has a ... our methods to improve these oilseed crops so that we have higher yielding plants for biofuels, microbial fertilizers, and biologically-based disease control...Climate-caused biodiversity booms and busts in ancient plants and mammals
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---A period of global warming from 53 million to 47 million years ago strongly influenced plants and animals, spurring a biodiversity boom in western North America, researchers from three research museums report in a paper published online this week in the Proceedings of the Natio...Fossil plants bring Wilf distinguished speaker honor
Peter Wilf, associate professor of geosciences, has been named distinguished speaker for fall 2009 through fall 2012 by the Paleontological Society. The Paleontological Society selects outstanding scientists whose current research or other work in paleontology is highly regarded and of broad in...Smaller plants punch above their weight in the forest, say Queen's biologists
New findings from Queen's University biologists show that in the plant world, bigger isn't necessarily better. "Until now most of the thinking has suggested that to be a good competitor in the forest, you have to be a big plant," says Queen's Biology professor Lonnie Aarssen. "But our research...Nitrogen research shows how some plants invade, take over others
Biologists know that when plants battle for space, often the actual battle is for getting the nitrogen. Now, research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln gives important new information on how plants can change "nitrogen cycling" to gain nitrogen and how this allows plant species to invade an...MSU discoveries upend traditional thinking about how plants make certain compounds
EAST LANSING, Mich. Michigan State University plant scientists have identified two new genes and two new enzymes in tomato plants; those findings led them to discover that the plants were making monoterpenes, compounds that help give tomato leaves their distinctive smell, in a way that flies in t...International team finds key gene that allows plants to survive drought
A team of scientists from Canada, Spain and the United States has identified a key gene that allows plants to defend themselves against environmental stresses like drought, freezing and heat. "Plants have stress hormones that they produce naturally and that signal adverse conditions and help t...REG Signs Agreement with Three Biodiesel Plants to Consolidate
Biodiesel industry leader to acquire 105 MGY of additional capacity in Iowa and Illinois to meet diesel market demand. Ames, Iowa (Vocus) May 12, 2009 -- Renewable Energy Group® today announced it has entered into agreements to consolidate with three commercial-scal...VIASPACE Plants Biofuel & Animal Feed Grass and Signs Land Lease in China
PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VSPC) announced today that it has planted 1.2 million seedlings of its proprietary fast-growing China Giant King Grass near the IPA factory in Guangdong province in China. Giant King Grass is a natural hybrid...Norgen Biotek Corp. Launches Four New Kits for the Purification of RNA and DNA from Plants and Fungi
THOROLD, ON, July 18 /PRNewswire/ - Norgen Biotek Corp., an innovative Canadian biotechnology company focusing primarily on advancing powerful tools for RNA, DNA and protein purifications, today announced the expansion of its product offerings by launching four new kits geared towards the isol...Performance Plants Establishes U.S. Biofuels Facility
Company Accelerates Next Generation Cellulosic Feedstock Program KINGSTON, ON, June 18 /PRNewswire/ - Performance Plants Inc. (PPI) has announced today that it has established an American Research Center to develop specialized non-food crops for industries seeking renewable feedstocks for ...Monsanto, BASF Scientists Disclose Discovery of Gene Conferring Drought Tolerance in Corn Plants
Gene Provides Yield Stability During Periods of Inadequate Water Supply ST. LOUIS and LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, June 9, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON ) and BASF scientists unveiled the discovery that a naturally-occurring gene can help corn plants comb...Mouse Anti-5-Methylcytosine Monoclonal Antibody, Unconjugated, Clone 33D3 from Eurogentec
Description:... Reacts with methylated DNA from plants and vertebrates...9(S)-HODE-d4, Deuterium Conjugated/Tagged from Cayman Chemical
Description:...rnal standard for the quantification of 9(S)-HODE by GC- or LC-mass spectrometry. 9(S)-HODE is produced by the lipoxygenation of linoleic acid in both plants and animals. It has been detected in atherosclerotic plaques, as an esterified component of membrane phospholipids and in oxidized LDL particles....9(S)-HODE-d4, Deuterium Conjugated/Tagged from Cayman Chemical
Description:...rnal standard for the quantification of 9(S)-HODE by GC- or LC-mass spectrometry. 9(S)-HODE is produced by the lipoxygenation of linoleic acid in both plants and animals. It has been detected in atherosclerotic plaques, as an esterified component of membrane phospholipids and in oxidized LDL particles....NightOWL II LB 983 NC100 from BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES GmbH & Co. KG
Description:... detection of very low level of luminescent light due to pixel size. Equipped with an extreme sensitive camera to detect low level light in animals or plants in tumor research, infectious disease research, gene expression, circadian rhythm or Western blots. NightOWL is the only imager with a motor-driven ca...NightOWL II LB 983 NC320 from BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES GmbH & Co. KG
Description:... dedicated imaging system for fluorescent light due to small pixel size. Equipped with a very sensitive camera to detect low level light in animals or plants in tumor research, infectious disease research, gene expression, circadian rhythm, gels and Western blots. NightOWL is the only imager with a motor-dr...Hepta Adaptor for PDS-1000 He System from Bio-Rad
Description:...gold or tungsten particles over this larger area, the system maximizes the number of cells transformed during one bombardment. The system is ideal for plants and cell cultures requiring less forceful penetration. The Hepta adaptor includes 5 stopping screens....