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Thursday, 28 November 2019

Impact of water droplets on leaves quickly triggers stress responses in plants

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In contrast to humans, plants cannot feel pain. However, so-called mechanical stimulation -- rain, wind and physical impact from humans and ...
Wednesday, 27 November 2019

Lifestyle is a threat to gut bacteria: Ötzi proves it, study shows

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The intestinal microbiome is a delicate ecosystem made up of billions and billions of microorganisms, bacteria in particular, that support o...
Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Using probiotics to protect honey bees against fatal disease

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Probiotics, beneficial microorganisms best known for promoting gut health in humans, are now being used by Western University and Lawson H...
Monday, 25 November 2019

Harnessing tomato jumping genes could help speed-breed drought-resistant crops

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Once dismissed as 'junk DNA' that served no purpose, a family of 'jumping genes' found in tomatoes has the potential to acce...

Editorial- Reducing costs in farming

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Apart from the pain many farmers go through in land clearing and cultivations for crops planting, the end results of the labour, most ti...
Sunday, 24 November 2019

FG reaffirms commitment towards regulating antimicrobials use

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The Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr. Mohammed Bello Umar The Federal Government has rea...

Following in Darwin's footsteps: understanding the plant evolution of florist's gloxinia

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More than 150 years ago, Charles Darwin's fascination with genetics and domestication catapulted the scientific world into new territor...
Saturday, 23 November 2019

Farmers’ scribe laments politicisation, lack of direction by policy makers

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·         Calls for adoption of China, Russia’s models of food processing, preservation A scribe, Federation of Agricultural ...

Bacteria made to mimic cells, form communities

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Rice University scientists have found a way to engineer a new kind of cell differentiation in bacteria, inspired by a naturally occurring pr...
Friday, 22 November 2019

New way to test for drug resistant infections

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Scientists have developed a method to test whether an infection is resistant to common antibiotics.