News articles tagged with 'rice'
New research shows how mobile DNA survives - and thrives - in plants, animals
— 22 Oct 2009 08:13 | BiologyBits of movable DNA called transposable elements or TEs fill up the genomes of plants and animals, but it has remained unclear how a genome can survive a rapid burst of hundreds, even... — full story
Getting to the bottom of rice
— 23 Jul 2009 16:28 | BiologyRice is the world's most important food crop. Understanding its valuable genetic diversity and using it to breed new rice varieties will provide the foundation for improving rice production... — full story
Glimmer of hope in fight against iron deficiency
— 21 Jul 2009 12:30 | HealthAccording to the World Health Organisation, approximately two billion people suffer from iron deficiency. They tire easily, experience problems in metabolising harmful substances in... — full story
Successful initial safety tests for genetically-modified rice that fights allergy
— 29 Jun 2009 14:48 | HealthIn a first-of-its-kind advance toward the next generation of genetically modified foods - intended to improve consumers' health - researchers in Japan are reporting that a new transgenic... — full story
Food security and the income gap
— 1 Jun 2009 16:41 | HealthThe income gap between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots' must be taken into account when considering the issue of food security across Asia, according to a report to be published in the... — full story
Golden rice an effective source of vitamin A
— 14 May 2009 10:09 | HealthThe beta-carotene in so-called 'Golden Rice' converts to vitamin A in humans, according to researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Tufts University in an article that appears... — full story
Vulnerable Sundarbans islanders use technology against climate change threats
— 9 Apr 2009 15:19 | EnvironmentThe 20,000 residents of tiny, vulnerable Mousuni Island in the Indian Sundarbans are using technology to protect themselves from climate change-related threats - including deadly cyclones... — full story
Researchers examine bacterial rice diseases, search for genetic solutions
— 2 Apr 2009 13:12 | BiologyAs a major food source for much of the world, rice is one of the most important plants on earth. Keeping it safe from disease has become, in part, the task of a group of three researchers... — full story
200000 rice mutants available worldwide for scientific investigation
— 5 Mar 2009 12:30 | BiologyScientists across the world are building an extensive repository of genetically modified rice plants in the hope of understanding the function of the approximately 57,000 genes that... — full story
Technology identified could reduce the spread of rice virus
— 11 Feb 2009 07:20 | EnvironmentBuilding on plant virus research started more than 20 years ago, a biologist at Washington University in St. Louis and his a colleague at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Centre in... — full story