Indian, Australian joint team studying penguin evolution
January 7th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) A joint team of Indian and Australian scientists is studying molecular changes in Adelie, a penguin species commonly found along the entire Antarctic coast, triggered by global warming.The ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
New mechanism links cellular stress to brain damage
December 9th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a mechanism linking a specific type of cellular stress with brain damage similar to that associated with neurodegenerative disease.The study is the first to highlight ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Eco-friendly sprays bring drought-resistant plants closer to reality
September 29th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 29 (ANI): Latest study from Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists could lead to eco-friendly sprays that help plants survive drought."I think that the work established the methodologies and feasibilities ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists find protein that controls environmental stress in plants
August 24th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 24 (ANI): Researchers have found the protein that controls plants' response to environmental stresses such as drought, excessive radiation and cold.A team of Wisconsin researchers identified that plant hormone ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Environment may make Pakistan more bellicose towards India: US report
August 24th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) Environmental factors - like the present floods - could further weaken an already weak Pakistani state and add impetus to a return to military rule ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
‘Psychedelic’ maize may boost crop and bio-fuel yields
June 8th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 8 (ANI): Scientists have identified new genes in maize, which promote carbohydrate export from leaves. These genes could increase crop yields and the amount of bio-fuel that can be derived ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Stress’ protein may stop aging process
May 25th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 25 (ANI): Excessive amounts of HSP10 (Heat Shock Protein) inside mitochondria - 'organs' that act as energy generators in cells - can halt the body's ageing process by preserving muscle ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Aging gene could help alter immunity in humans
April 3rd, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 3 (IANS) Scientists have discovered that study of a gene called DAF-16 which is found in many animals, including humans, could open up new avenues for altering ageing, immunity ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Sweeping changes in agriculture needed as world warms and grows
February 12th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): A group of prestigious scientists has warned that the looming threats of global climate change and population growth call for sweeping changes in agriculture.The research team, led by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists find key to creating drought resistant crops
December 4th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 4 (ANI): Scientists have determined precisely how the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) works at the molecular level to help plants respond to environmental stresses such as drought and cold, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mind is a factor in health and healing
October 5th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) Mind does matter when it comes to health and healing, says a new research.
Nurse researchers and clinicians at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) and the ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Environmental stresses could be shrinking polar bears
August 26th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 26 (ANI): A new research has indicated that environmental stresses could be causing physical changes in the bears, making them shrink over the last century.According to a report by BBC ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Shellfish threatened by rising levels of CO2
May 27th, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have discovered that shellfish are threatened from rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) that contribute to the acidification of open ocean.The research ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists find key gene that allows plants to survive drought, freezing and heat
May 1st, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 1 (ANI): 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 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Native Americans planted farms with hardy “pioneer” crops 3800 years ago
April 9th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 9 (ANI): New evidence of the first farming in eastern North America has emerged which suggests that 3800 years ago, Native Americans planted farms with hardy "pioneer" crops.The ancient ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Government to set up institute to combat droughts, floods
January 29th, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved the setting of a National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management that will develop technologies to combat droughts, extreme temperatures, floods and ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
IRRI inks rice research pact with India
January 20th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.20 (ANI): An international agreement signed today between the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will support and facilitate India''s rice research ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Individuals with specific gene variant at higher fatty liver risk
September 26th, 2008 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 26 (ANI): Researchers at UT South-western Medical Centre have revealed that individuals who carry a specific form of the gene are at an increased risk of developing fatty liver ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Plant gene that affects stress resistance identified
January 27th, 2008 - 12:33 pm ICT by admin
Washington, January 27 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Saskatchewan have identified a gene that provides plants resistance to stress.Reported in the journal The Plant Cell, the study attains significance as ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Goa University alumnus maps life in extreme, stressful environments
December 28th, 2007 - 3:13 pm ICT by admin
Washington, December 28 (ANI): A Goa University alumnus and his biologist colleagues have developed a model representing how Halobacterium salinaruma free-living microbe that lives in hyper-extreme environments like the Dead Sea or ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |