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DoctorsHealthPress.com Reports on Study Showing the Role of Biofeedback in the Treatment of Esophageal DisordersThe Doctors Health Press, a publisher of various natural health newsletters, books and reports, including the popular online Doctors Health Press e-Bulletin, is reporting on a study that shows the role of biofeedback in the treatment of patients with esophageal disorders. Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 26, 2012 The Doctors Health Press, a publisher of various natural health newsletters, books and reports...

Environmentalism and anti-science, how GMOs prove any ideological extremity leads to anti-scienceDenialism blog has a say about the schermozzle looming at the Rothamsted UK agricultural research unit about the organic farming protest mob Take the Flour Back's threat to sabotage legitimate science experiments:Today I read about two individuals who decided on political defections over perceived anti-science amongst their former political allies- one due to climate change, the other for anti-GMO...

The Impact of Seed Policy Reforms and Intellectual Property Rights on Crop Productivity in IndiaAbstract. The growth of private investment in developing-country agriculture, new advances in the biological sciences, and rapid integration of developing countries into the global trading system has heightened interest in the topic of seed market and intellectual property rights’ (IPRs) policies among public policy-makers, corporate decision-makers and other actors in the agricultural sec...

Albemarle to increase ibuprofen pricesBATON ROUGE, La., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered specialty chemicals, announced today that it will increase global prices for all grades of ibuprofen by an estimated 15% effective immediately, or as contracts allow. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111129/MM14279LOGO ) Albema...

Carbon Commentary · The Rothamsted battleThis and more at The Carbon Commentary:The main benefit from the genetic modification [in the Rothamsted wheat trial] may be the reduction in the need to use synthetic insecticides. In the UK about three quarters of all wheat has an insecticide applied, according to the last government survey. Most of these fields have synthetic pyrethroids sprayed onto the crop. Artificial pyrethoids are similar...

Now is the time for all the Geeks of the world to unite.

The Geek Manifesto on GM cropsOn Sunday, an anti-GM crop group called Take the Flour Back is planning a “day of mass decontamination” at the site of a trial of GM wheat run by Rothamsted Research — a public sector agricultural research organisation. The aim of the protest is simple: it’s to tear up the crop.The event has the support of the Green Party, and one of its most prominent politic...

Another inconvenient truth for Take the Flour Back. GM saved the Hawaiian papaya industry from disease

British Green politician Jenny Jones has announced that she is going to join the Take the Flour Back protest group who are threatening to vandalise a legal trial of aphid protected GM wheat that's now underway in Britain.In her statement about this, besides announcing she joining a vandalism threat that's euphemistically termed a "decontamination", she makes a claim in justific...

Bayer CropScience’s Meredith Lawhon And Bekah Mahan Honored With “40 Under 40” Awards From Triangle Business JournalLocal Employees Honored For Career Milestones And Community Service Research Triangle Park, NC (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Planting seeds of beneficial change in the local community and growing a positive company culture are just a few of the specialties of Meredith Lawhon and Bekah Mahan, Bayer CropScience employees who were honored with 2012 “40 Under 40” leadership awards from the Triangle Busine...

Synthetic Genomics Inc. Purchases 81 Acre Site in South California Desert for Scale up and Testing of Innovative Algae StrainsLA JOLLA, Calif., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), a privately held company commercializing and developing genomic-driven solutions to solve a range of global challenges, today announced they have purchased an 81 acre site for scale up and testing of newly identified and engineered algal strains. The company will use the site, located in the Imperial Valley near the Salt...

Washington, DC Chefs Nora Pouillon, Jose Andres, Todd Gray, Ellen Kassoff Gray and Rob Weland Join Veterans in Voicing Concerns about New Genetically Engineered Corn Pending Approval at the USDACorn created by Dow to be resistant to 2,4-D herbicide has not been tested for human safety; chefs say it threatens crops in the DC metro area, including Maryland and Virginia WASHINGTON, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yesterday the Vietnam Veterans of America, preparing to observe the 50th anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War, called on President Obama to take strong and seri...

Bayer Cropscience’s Evergol™ Seed Treatment Fungicide For Cotton, Canola And Wheat Receives Epa RegistrationStudies show improved plant biomass, growth and disease control Research Triangle Park , NC (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Bayer CropScience announced that EverGolTM seed treatment fungicide today was registered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and will be available in the U.S. market in cotton, canola and wheat for the 2013 crop season. The newest member of Bayer CropScience’s seed treatment...

Emesto™ Silver Potato Treatment for Management of Rhizoctonia and Other Critical Diseases to LaunchNew Liquid Fungicide from Bayer CropScience Receives EPA Registration for Potato Seed-Piece Treatment Research Triangle Park, NC (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Many growers know the disappointment and frustration that come with discovering their potato crop has been infected with Rhizoctonia or other crippling potato-seed diseases. Now potato growers have good reason to celebrate. Bayer CropScience announc...

False claims that GM protein Bt is present in mothers' blood and foetus tissues are based on incompetent chemical analysis

In 2011 a paper was published by some Canadian workers examining agricultural pesticide residues in the newborn babies and mothers.This protein, generally called Bt and also called Cry is present in genetically manipulated crops, and also in biological pesticides used by organic farmers.the claims about its presence in maternal tissues are highly disputed and controversial .They are however repeat...

Commonly used pesticide turns honey bees into ‘picky eaters’Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a small dose of a commonly used crop pesticide turns honey bees [...]

Ben-Gurion U. researchers successfully test solar desalination system for arid land agriculture(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) The solar-powered system uses nanofiltration membranes to treat the local brackish water, resulting in high-quality desalinated irrigation water. The results of the Josefowitz Oasis Project in...

Newly modified nanoparticle opens window on future gene editing technologies(Iowa State University) Iowa State University researchers are using nanoparticles originally developed by the late Victor Lin to simultaneously deliver proteins and DNA into plant cells. The technology could allow more sophisticated and targeted edit...

Commonly used pesticide turns honey bees into 'picky eaters'(University of California - San Diego) Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a small dose of a commonly used crop pesticide turns honey bees into "picky eaters" and affects their ability to recruit their nestmates to otherwise good sources...

Britain's GM Wheat War | Scoop.itBritain's GM Wheat War“The unfolding battle over Britain's first open-air GM wheat trial”Curated by Johann TaskerA UK journalist curates a useful Scoop.it resource:Latest PostTensions run high over GM wheat trial

Water-Efficient Maize Boosts Harvests For Drought-Hit Tanzanian Farmers | Seed TodayMakutupora, Tanzania (14 May 2012/AlertNet) – Balisidya Jacob has been farming for many years, but it’s the novelty and size of his new crop of maize that is making him smile.The 56-year-old, who is sole breadwinner for an extended family of 17 children, is happy at the prospect of being able to feed them all, thanks to an experiment with drought-resistant seed.Although maize is a staple crop...

GM Crops do provide economic and environmental benefits - especially to small-holder farmersOver the 15 year period 1996-2010 crop biotechnology has consistently provided important economic and production gains, improved incomes and reduced risk for farmers around the world that have grown GM crops. “The environment in user countries is benefiting from farmers using more benign herbicides or replacing insecticide use with insect resistant GM crops. The reduction in pesticide spra...

Global economic and environmental benefits of GM crops continue to rise

Press release: 22 May 2012: Dorchester, UK: The seventh annual report on crop biotechnology impacts shows another year of delivering considerable economic and environmental benefits to the farmers and citizens of countries where the technology is used "Over the 15 year period covered in the report, crop biotechnology has consistently provided important economic and production gains, im...

Marrone Bio Innovations Receives EPA Approval for Broad-spectrum BioherbicidePRESS RELEASEDAVIS, CALIF, May 17, 2012 – Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural pest management products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved MBI-005, a unique broad-spectrum selective bioherbicide for potential use on a variety of crops, turf and ornamentals. This is the f...

Farmers Worldwide See Economic and Environmental Benefits from Biotech CropsCrop biotechnology has continued to provide important economic and production gains, improved incomes and reduced risk for farmers around the world, according to the seventh annual report on crop biotechnology impacts prepared by UK-based PG Economic...

Cigna Breaks Ground on a Garden to Feed Hungry NeighborsCigna has broken ground on a vegetable garden to grow healthy food for people in need. The yield from the 20x40 foot plot on the campus of the company’s headquarters will be donated to Foodshare. Cigna employees (L to R) Pamela Chance, Steve Araujo, Aman

Summer 2012: Mosquito Squad Advises You How to Stop the Tick & Mosquito MadnessRICHMOND, Va., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kids rejoice as outdoor pools open, backyard grills are dusted off and all of a sudden white is popping up replacing blue jeans. Yes, the unofficial start to summer is upon us, and unfortunately, so is a bumper crop of mosquitoes and ticks. The summer of 2012 is being predicted by health officials as one of the worst seasons in recent history for...

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