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  • July 2008

    • Gardeners Dig These Gadgets

      newser  |  MSNBC.com  |  Jul 10, 08 6:00 PM CDT

      Gardeners Dig These Gadgets

      Technology is coming to the rescue of gardening-handicapped yard owners. A variety of new tech tools can help weekend gardeners keep their plants alive and even thriving with a minimum of effort, reports MSNBC. Among the new green gadgets: Wireless Weather Projection Station: This handy device measures temperature and barometric pressure to tell you when to plant. More »

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      technology  • gadget  • plants  • gardening

    • Midwest Fights Weeds With Bugs

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 2, 08 2:20 PM CDT

      Midwest Fights Weeds With Bugs

      Officials in the Midwest are returning to a tried-and-true technique to fight invasive plants, the Chicago Tribune reports. Biological control uses natural enemies to rein in pests, and importing a tiny brown beetle in the 1990s brought under control a fast-spreading European weed, known as loosestrife, that was terrorizing agriculture. There are other enemies now—but scientists worry the approach could create other problems. More »

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      agriculture  • species  • insects  • plants  • farms  • predators

  • June 2008
  • February 2008

    • Gene Discovery Holds Hope for Drought-Safe Crops

      newser  |  BBC  |  Feb 28, 08 2:45 AM CST

      Gene Discovery Holds Hope for Drought-Safe Crops

      Scientists have discovered a gene that controls how plants absorb carbon dioxide and release moisture in a breakthrough discovery that could help develop drought-resistant crops, reports the BBC. The gene that regulates the work of stomata, or pores on plant leaves, has been sought by biologists for decades. The gene also controls the amount of water vapor a plant releases into the atmosphere, and its manipulation could affect climate change. More »

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      Africa  • farming  • genes  • crops  • carbon dioxide  • drought  • plants  • Nature  • genetically modified crops

  • October 2007

    • Feed Me, Seymour! Lab Decodes Floral Intelligence

      newser  |  Wired  |  Oct 30, 07 3:30 PM CDT

      Feed Me, Seymour! Lab Decodes Floral Intelligence

      Plants have signaling and response systems that could make major contributions to robotics and communications research. The controversial field of “plant neurobiology” starts from the assumption that plant biology mirrors the human nervous system—and has a lot to teach scientists and engineers, Wired reports. The head of the world’s only plant intelligence lab says smarts aren’t “only about having a brain.” More »

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      Mars  • telecommunications  • intelligence  • robots  • artificial intelligence  • plants

  • August 2007

    • All Systems Go for Teacher

      newser  |  Orlando Sentinel  |  Aug 8, 07 1:48 PM CDT

      All Systems Go for Teacher

      Countdown is continuing in Florida toward blastoff for the space shuttle Endeavour, the Orlando Sentinel reports, with an 80% chance of favorable conditions at tonight's scheduled launch time of 6:36pm Eastern. Teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan, a backup to the educator killed in the 1986 Challenger disaster, has brought national attention to the mission. More »

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      NASA  • space shuttle  • student  • teacher  • Endeavour  • space flight  • plants  • Barbara Morgan  • Christa McAuliffe

  • June 2007

    • Don't I Know You? Plants Can Tell Siblings From Strangers

      newser  |  Nature  |  Jun 14, 07 5:41 AM CDT

      Don't I Know You? Plants Can Tell Siblings From Strangers

      Plants are smarter than people think: New research shows flora can distinguish between members of their own family and unrelated vegetation, Nature reports. Plants tend to share resources more equitably with nearby siblings by developing smaller root systems, but compete for available nutrients when neighbors are strangers. "Plants have a secret social life," said one researcher. More »

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      science  • family  • research  • ecology  • plants

  • April 2007

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