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Searching for Biofuels' Sweet Spot - MIT Technology Review

California-based Amyris has used breakthroughs in synthetic biology to reinvent biofuels. To turn its technology into an industrial process, it has headed to the land of sugar: Brazil. The four-lane Anhangüera Highway leads northwest from Brazil's ...

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DuPont Named Among World's Most Innovative Companies by MIT Technology ... - MSN Money

"Each company in the 2010 TR50 has excelled not only at inventing technology but also at using it to transform how we live and work," said Technology Review . "DuPont was selected for the TR50 for its advances in developing butanol as a new type of ...

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Teasing Vaccines From Tobacco - Wall Street Journal

The U.S. Department of Defense, caught off guard by the swift spread of the H1N1 flu virus last year and delays in producing a vaccine, is backing an unusual plan to use tobacco plants to make the vaccine. Flu vaccines are typically grown in chicken ...

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Karnataka to chug faster on Mamata’s largesse - The Gaea Times

BANGALORE - True to her word, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday put Karnataka on the fast track by announcing three new trains, extending three more and increasing the frequency of three trains from Bangalore to Howrah, Patna and Korba. With ...

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Intel, venture firms will invest $3.5b to spur tech job growth - Boston Globe

SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. , the world’s largest chip maker, and a group of 24 venture capital firms will invest $3.5 billion in US technology companies over the next two years to spur domestic job growth. The effort includes a new $200 million ...

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Intel, venture firms to invest US$3.5bn in US tech startups - Taipei Times

Intel Corp, the world’s largest chipmaker, and a group of 24 venture-capital companies will invest US$3.5 billion in US technology companies over the next two years to spur domestic job growth. The effort includes a new US$200 million technology ...

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GBP5 Million Funding Package Means World-Class Expansion and New Jobs ... - TMCnet

NORWICH, England, Feb 24, 2010 (PR Newswire Europe via COMTEX) -- The Norwich Research Park (NRP) in Norfolk is poised to boost its world-class reputation as one of the UK's leading centres for scientific research, with the start of work on a GBP5 ...

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Orange Peels, Newspapers May Lead to Cheaper, Cleaner Ethanol Fuel - RenewableEnergyWorld.com

It is not a food crop, and an estimated 40 metric tons of biomass are produced annually in each acre of tobacco plants. Enzyme production also would provide an alternate use for this crop and potentially decrease its use for smoking. Daniell’s team ...

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Mind to Market: Technology Transfer From Academics to Capitalists ... - Market Wire

SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwire - February 24, 2010) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Biotechnology is a word that is frequently heard, yet is often misunderstood. Many lay people associate and interchange "biotechnology ...

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Reporting: Hydrogen - American Reporter

BRADENTON, Fla., Feb. 23, 2010 -- There's a new word in this world; it's "hydrino," and it will change us forever. In scientific papers of such complexity that few will understand the theory, a team of American, Indian and Chinese scientists at ...

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Welcome to the Biotechnology Age

Here’s a video that you can be proud of. Something that you can share with your friends and family and that will help you hold your head up high. This video was featured on the “Video Wall” at the 2008 BIO International Convention in San Diego. Two years old and still a source of inspiration. We are ... more

Doctors Warn: Avoid Genetically Modified Food

By Jeffrey M. Smith The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) has called on all physicians to prescribe diets without genetically modified (GM) foods to all patients. 1 They called for a moratorium on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), long-term independent studies, and labeling. The ... more

Bt – Brinjal: Is The War Really Over?

The debate on the modified Brinjal seemed to have ended when Indian Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh abruptly calling off the battle and settling for a 2 year moratorium on the commercial release of the Bt-Brinjal in India. However, he made it clear that this decision was fo ... more

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Should the Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture fund and encourage biofuel research? The controversy involving biofuels has not been resolved. With the concerns about food shortages and environmental loss, this issue continues to be in the forefront of government activity. With many va ... more

You know Coconut is undoubtedly a fairly beneficial and adaptable shrub – Food Ripper

In countries for example the Philippines and Indonesia, coconut is a extremely valuable and versatile plant for the locals. In the nutshell, the roots, leaves, trunk and fruit with the coconut have their own unique purpose. According to an Indonesian adage about a well known gentleman from the south ... more

Forex Ripper – You consider Coconut is undoubtedly a highly practical and adaptable vegetation

In countries such as the Philippines and Indonesia, coconut can be a extremely beneficial and versatile plant for the locals. In the nutshell, the roots, leaves, trunk and fruit on the coconut have their own unique goal. Based on an Indonesian adage about a well-known gentleman in the southern seas, ... more

Your old sofa – and much more – could be composted, say scientists (The University of Manchester)

Image via Wikipedia Your old sofa – and much more – could be composted, say scientists 22 Feb 2010 Polyurethane plastics used to make a host of products from furniture fillings to shoe soles, cable insulation and paints – and which can be difficult to recycle – could soon be degraded in compost heap ... more

Purple Haze: New enzyme technologies aiming for oil parity with new feedstockase and woodstockase for biofuels

"Purple haze all in my brain/ Lately things just don't seem the same/ Actin' funny, but I don't know why/ 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky" — Jimi Hendrix, "Purple Haze" In the classic novella Animal Farm, a farm run by a collective of animals runs into trouble after the leadership discovers, and deve ... more

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AFP - Weed will help feed the world, gene scientists hope

February 10, 2010 -- PARIS (AFP) — A humble weed native to the Mediterranean and Middle East and viewed by gardeners in some countries as an invasive pest could... more

Western Morning News, The - There are no short cuts in nature

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I AM not surprised that Dr Julian Little, chairman of the Agricultural Biotechnology Council, would support genetically modified foods.

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Xinhua News Agency - CEIS - GM food unsafe? No evidence yet: Chinese experts

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GM food unsafe? No evidence yet: Chinese experts

BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese food and agricultural experts said no... more

Manila Bulletin - Local firm ventures into cheese-making

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The marketing and manufacturing of a cost-effective, Filipino-developed "milk coagulant" essential to cheese-making is being pursued... more

South Wales Evening Post - Hi-tech firm is filling its Boots

January 22, 2010 --

A HI-TECH firm with a formula for success has created 25 jobs after winning a major contract with a high street giant.

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Business Wire - Joule Biotechnologies Secures Pilot Site for Renewable Solar Fuel

January 20, 2010 -- Joule Biotechnologies will build a pilot plant in Leander, Texas to develop and test renewable solar fuels. The system is being engineered to... more

Business Wire - ProTecs and Fraunhofer Advance Vaccine Manufacturing in Delaware

January 19, 2010 -- HASH(0x1edb010) NEWARK, Del. -- The Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology, a not-for-profit, 501 (c3) research... more

Wireless News - U.S.-Based African Diaspora Entrepreneurs Awarded Matching Grants

January 18, 2010 --

Recently in Washington, D.C., at the African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM), entrepreneurs were awarded matching grants to help fund their... more

PR Newswire - Monsanto, Stokes Bio Sign License Agreement for Innovative Gene Analysis Technology; Company's Patented Equipment Could Make Evaluation Cheaper, Faster

January 12, 2010 -- ST. LOUIS and LIMERICK, Ireland, Jan. 12, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) and Limerick-based biotechnology firm, Stokes... more

Daily Record, The (Baltimore) - The Daily Record News Briefs: January 12, 2010

January 12, 2010 -- Drug test advances Cel-Sci Corp., of Vienna, Va., and Baltimore, a biotechnology company that is developing new immune system-based treatments... more

Science and Plants for Schools: Practical Activities

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Curriculum for Biotechnology for Plants, Animals and the Environment

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Solving hunger with super-rice - The Globe and Mail

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B u g s i n t h e S y s t e m ?

In this report, we examine the promises and potential problems associated with the genetic modification of insects. As with other biotechnology applications, however, potential risks must be weighed against these potential dramatic benefits. A recent report from the National Academy of Sciences raises some environmental issues, expressing special concern about GM animals that can easily escape or breed with wild relatives. If the modified trait provides the genetically modified animal with a fitness advantage, it could disrupt ecosystems and lead to adverse results. In the absence of such a coordinated policy framework, it is currently impossible to say whether federal regulation adequately protects against possible public health, environmental, agricultural, and food-safety risks. http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/frame.html?main=news_single.html?id%3D2879 more

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Justin Gillis, "Norman Borlaug, plant scientist who fought famine, dies at 95", single page, NYTimes.com

"His breeding of high-yielding crop varieties helped to avert mass famines that were widely predicted in the 1960s, altering the course of history. Largely because of his work, countries that had been food deficient, like Mexico and India, became self-sufficient in producing cereal grains. [...] Dr. Borlaug's later years were partly occupied by arguments over the social and environmental consequences of the Green Revolution. Many critics on the left attacked it, saying it displaced smaller farmers, encouraged overreliance on chemicals and paved the way for greater corporate control of agriculture. [...] Dr. Borlaug declared that such arguments often came from 'elitists' who were rich enough not to worry about where their next meal was coming from. But over time, he acknowledged the validity of some environmental concerns, and embraced more judicious use of fertilizers and pesticides." more

Hungry? How About Some Protein-Rich Cotton... - TIME

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Tobacco Plants Yield First Vaccine For Dreaded 'Cruise Ship Virus'

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Inhabitat » Scientists Discover How to Grow Plastic on Trees

A Green Design Blog, Sustainable Design Blog, Future-forward design for the world you inhabit - your daily source for innovations in sustainable architecture and green design for the home. more

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Renowned Plant Pathologist Discusses Current and Future Benefits of Genetically Engineered Plants

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) October 8, 2007 -- In a new online video and podcast released today, renowned plant pathologist Dr. Roger Beachy– president of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and... more

Transgenic Cotton Crops in Mexico Benefit Farmers

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GM Crops Can Contribute to Increased Food Production and Reduced Hunger

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U.S. Farmer Cites Pros of Growing Genetically Modified Food Crops

St. Louis (PRWeb) March 27, 2007 -- In 2006, U.S. farmers were the largest adopters of plant biotechnology globally, planting 136.5 million acres (54.6 million hectares) of GM crops. In a new online... more

Transgenic Corn Provides Economic and Environmental Benefits to Spanish Farmers

St. Louis, MO (PRWeb) January 9, 2007 -- Transgenic insect-protected corn is enabling farmers in Spain to successfully manage against the damage from the European corn borer, which causes annual... more

Plant Biotechnology in Argentina Increases Production Efficiency and Lowers Costs for Farmer

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) October 30, 2006 -- In 2005, farmers increased plantings of biotechnology in Argentina, planting approximately 42 million acres (17 million hectares) of genetically modified... more

Plant Biotechnology in Argentina Increases Production Efficiency and Lowers Costs for Farmer

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On-Farm Benefits of Plant Biotechnology Also Benefit Society

ST. LOUIS (PRWEB) October 10, 2006 -- In 2005, Canadian growers planted approximately 14.5 million acres (5.8 million hectares) of genetically modified (GM) canola, corn and soybeans. The majority... more

Farmers Increase Planting of Biotechnology in India

St. Louis (PRWEB) September 25, 2006 -- The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC)– the regulatory authority for biotechnology crops in India – recently announced that farmers... more

'Plants play major role in animal health' (New Kerala)

Lucknow, Feb 22 : Plants and substances derived from plants play a major role in health of animals, but the enormous metabolic diversity of plants have been historically tapped without paying attention to the genetics and biochemistry of the plants that help in preventing disease. more

New clues found linking larger animals to colder climates (PhysOrg)

Thanks to a pair of University of Houston researchers who found a possible new solution to a 163-year-old puzzle, ecological factors can now be added to physiology to explain why animals grow bigger in the cold. more

Intel, venture firms to invest US$3.5bn in US tech startups (Taipei Times)

Intel Corp, the world’s largest chipmaker, and a group of 24 venture-capital companies will invest US$3.5 billion in US technology companies over the next two years to spur domestic job growth. more

Hares more numerous in Irish Coursing Club Preserves than wider countryside (PhysOrg)

Irish hares are eighteen times more abundant in areas managed by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) than at similar sites in the wider countryside a recent study by Queen's University Belfast has shown. more

Elephant data informs habitat protection (PhysOrg)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Collaborative Cardiff University research tracking the movements of three Bornean elephants will inform protection of their habitat. more

Curiosity to kill Australian cats (PhysOrg)

Australian scientists are hoping to add some truth to the old adage by using curiosity to kill some of the country's millions of wild cats. more

Intel, Venture Firms to Invest in U.S. Startups (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Intel Corp. , the world’s largest chipmaker, and a group of 24 venture-capital companies will invest $3.5 billion in U.S. technology companies over the next two years to spur domestic job growth. more

DuPont Named Among World's Most Innovative Companies by MIT Technology Review (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

WILMINGTON, Del. , Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --The Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) Technology Review magazine has named DuPont (NYSE: DD - News ) to the 2010 TR50, the inaugural list of the 50 most innovative companies in the world. Â DuPont was recognized for its efforts to develop and commercialize biobutanol with partner BP. Â Each company on Technology Review's top 50 list ... more

DuPont Named Among World's Most Innovative Companies by MIT Technology Review (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

he Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Technology Review magazine has named DuPont to the 2010 TR50, the inaugural list of the 50 most innovative companies in the world. DuPont was recognized for its efforts to develop and commercialize biobutanol with partner BP. Each company on Technology Review’s top 50 list was evaluated based on its business model, strategies for deploying and ... more

Small dogs originated in the Middle East (PhysOrg)

A genetic study has found that small domestic dogs probably originated in the Middle East more than 12,000 years ago. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology traced the evolutionary history of the IGF1 gene, finding that the version of the gene that is a major determinant of small size probably originated as a result of the domestication of the Middle Eastern gray wolf. more

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