As published in the December 20 issue of Nature, an international consortium of scientists has assembled a 'gold standard' sequence of the simplest cotton variety (Gossypium raimondii) and compared it to 'draft' sequences of three other ...
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Regardless of what type of furniture you own, proper care and maintenance will go a long way toward increasing the lifespan of your furniture, preserving its appearance and, as a result, increasing your enjoyment of your furniture and ...
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The Jamaican government has announced the discovery of an abundance of rare earth minerals in its soil by a team of Japanese scientists. AP reports that Philip Paulwell, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy & Mining, has informed ...
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The organic market in the UK is being stifled by poor marketing and the economic crisis, according to major players in the industry. The Soil Associaton is not getting the organic message across to the UK public: Philip Wilkinson, 2 ...
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The 2013 Farm Press-Cotton Foundation High Cotton Awards recipients are: Southeast – Linwood Vick, Wilson, N.C.; Mid-South – Johnny Little, Holcomb, Miss.; Southwest – John Wilde, San Angelo, Texas; and Far West – ...
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Anyone shopping for a dishwasher these days knows they typically don't come cheap. The 90 tested models in our Ratings sell at an average price of more than $950. True, some brands aim for value rather than dazzling performance, and a few ...
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Some of the weirdest gadgets at the International CES show are designed to solve problems you never knew you had. Are you eating too fast? A digital fork will let you know. Is your toddler having trouble sitting still on the potty? Let the ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) plans to create 16 Centres of Expertise across Canada to provide industry and CFIA inspectors with better, more consistent access to information and advice. This initiative was announced by ...
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At this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas you can find connected appliances that turn on from a smart phone, refrigerators that let you know when the milk is sour and washer-dryer pairs that talk to each other. But you won't ...
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Soil pollution is defined as the build-up in soils of persistent toxic compounds, chemicals, salts, radioactive materials, or disease causing agents, which have adverse effects on plant growth and animal health. The wars that hit the ...
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Post Trib Sun Times reported that US Steel Gary Works will move forward with a plan to close two dump sites after receiving approval from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. US Steel received approval on the project ...
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A Chinese steel company is set to open a pipe mill this spring,bringing hundreds of jobs to an area already thriving from the oil and gas industries and injecting a multi-billion dollar boon to surrounding cities and towns over the next ...
Over the year, I have written about a variety of interior design and gardening ideas to use throughout the seasons. There are all fun to research and put together. But as always, I have favorites. Unless you have the money to change out ...
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In initial tests, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has discovered that Martian soil is an awfully lot like Hawaiian sand. The super rover, which has been working on Mars since this past August, ran its first soil samples over the past few ...
The rover Curiosity wrapped up its first full day on the Martian surface and is functioning perfectly,NASA officials said Tuesday. "Curiosity is asleep right now getting ready for tomorrow,"said Michael Watkins,a mission systems manager ...