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Rooftop Farming

Written by greenroofs.org
Monday, 20 February 2012 18:54
Tweet A green roof system is an extension of the existing roof which involves a high quality water proofing and root repellant system, a drainage system, filter cloth, a lightweight growing medium and plants. In North America, the benefits of green roof technologies are poorly understood and the market remains immature, despite the efforts of several industry leaders. In...
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Revealed in Accurate Detail, the Underground World of Plants

Written by ScienceDaily
Monday, 20 February 2012 13:46
Tweet Plant and computer scientists can now study the underground world of plants with more accuracy and clarity. The revolutionary technique will improve our chances of breeding better crop varieties and increasing yields. Developed at The University of Nottingham by a team of experts from the Schools of Biosciences and Computer Science, the new approach is based on the same...
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Human-Made Photosynthesis to Revolutionize Food and Energy Production

Written by ScienceDaily
Monday, 20 February 2012 13:43
Tweet Improving natural photosynthesis to make new fuels and boost crop production is the focus of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funded research presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting February 17. It could see us one step closer to bottling the sun's energy or turbocharging plants to produce...
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Quest for Sugars Involved in Origin of Life

Written by ScienceDaily
Thursday, 16 February 2012 19:08
Tweet Team from University of the Basque Country manage to isolate a sugar -- a ribose -- in gas phase and to characterise a number of its structures. Sugars give rise to enormous biochemical interest given the importance and diversity of the functions they carry out: they act as an energy storage system and serve as fuel for a number of biological systems; they form part of DNA...
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Plants Use Circadian Rhythms to Prepare for Battle With Insects

Written by ScienceDaily
Tuesday, 14 February 2012 11:21
Tweet In a study of the molecular underpinnings of plants' pest resistance, Rice University biologists have shown that plants both anticipate daytime raids by hungry insects and make sophisticated preparations to fend them off. "When you walk past plants, they don't look like they're doing anything," said Janet Braam, an investigator on the new study, which appears this week in...
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Grass to Gas: Genome Map Speeds Biofuel Development

Written by University of Georgia
Sunday, 12 February 2012 09:40
Tweet Researchers at the University of Georgia have taken a major step in the ongoing effort to find sources of cleaner, renewable energy by mapping the genomes of two originator cells of Miscanthus x giganteus, a large perennial grass with promise as a source of ethanol and bioenergy. Changsoo Kim, a postdoctoral research associate in the UGA Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory...
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Seven Sweet Facts About How Chocolate Is Made

Written by ScienceDaily
Sunday, 12 February 2012 09:38
Tweet Cocoa trees produce pods, which is the fruit chocolate comes from. Large harvests occur by hand twice annually throughout the year. Chocolate liquor is the thick paste generated when chocolate nibs, the roasted and de-shelled chocolate beans, are heated to a high temperature; it's then separated into cocoa butter and cocoa powder.Cocoa trees produce pods, which is the fruit...
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Think red and take advantage of this functional food to lower heart disease and cancer risk

Written by John Phillip
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 19:05
Tweet Tomatoes are one of the most popular food items in the typical American diet, yet few realize the powerful health-promoting benefits of this bright red fruit. Tomatoes yield a high concentration of the antioxidant lycopene, known to dramatically lower the risk from certain forms of cancer and heart disease as well. Researchers reporting in the American Journal of Lifestyle...
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Tomato Paste Found to Function as Internal Sunscreen, Blocking UV Rays and Protecting Skin Health

Written by David Gutierrez,
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 18:51
Tweet Foods rich in cooked tomatoes may boost your body's ability to ward off skin damage from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays and stave off the effects of aging, according to a study conducted by researchers from the universities of Manchester and Newcastle, England, and presented to the British Society for Investigative Dermatology. Researchers fed 10 volunteers a daily...
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