Three Neanderthal Sub-groups Confirmed
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ScienceDaily — The Neanderthals inhabited a vast geographical area extending from Europe to western Asia and the Middle East 30,000 to 100,000 years ago. Now, a group of researchers are questioning whether or not the Neanderthals constituted a homogenous group or separate sub-groups (between which …
Birds: Feather Color Is More Than Skin Deep
ScienceDaily — Where do birds get their red feathers from? According to Esther del Val, from the National History Museum in Barcelona, Spain, and her team, the red carotenoids that give the common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) its red coloration are produced in the liver, not …
Ciptakan Keberagaman Makanan
KESEHATAN anak pada masa pertumbuhan juga dipengaruhi dari tingkat konsumsi yang harus diperhatikan orangtua.Untuk menghindari malanutrisi, maka konsumsi keberagaman makanan sangat dianjurkan. Data pada 2007 menyebutkan bahwa jumlah anak balita penderita gizi kurang sekitar 4 juta anak. Dengan jumlah gizi buruk adalah sebesar 700.000 anak …
HPP Gula 2009 Belum Pro Petani
SURABAYA(SI) – Para petani gula berharap harga pokok penyanggaan (HPP) gula untuk musim giling 2009 yang ditetapkan sebesar Rp5.350 per kilogram bisa direvisi. Meski bisa diterima,harga ini dinilai masih di bawah hitungan Dewan Gula Indonesia. ”Kalangan petani tebu berharap lebih dari itu. Masalahnya, berdasarkan hitungan …
Teh sebagai Primadona Agrobisnis Jabar
Bandung – Provinsi Jawa Barat (Jabar) terus berbenah di sektor pertanian. Provinsi yang dikenal sebagai lumbung pangan nasional ini, kini tak lagi hanya mengandalkan produk pertanian primer semata. Potensi sektor agro pertanian di Jabar cukup besar. Salah satu komoditas agro yang menjadi andalannya adalah teh. …
Vaccine Developed For E. Coli Diarrheal Diseases That Kill Millions Of Children
ScienceDaily — A Michigan State University researcher has developed a working vaccine for a strain of E. coli that kills 2 million to 3 million children each year in the developing world. Enterotoxigenic E. Coli, which is responsible for 60 percent to 70 percent of …
Cure For Honey Bee Colony Collapse?
ScienceDaily — For the first time, scientists have isolated the parasite Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) from professional apiaries suffering from honey bee colony depopulation syndrome. They then went on to treat the infection with complete success. In a study published in the new journal from the …
Biomass ‘worse than fossil fuels’
Biomass power could become one of the worst emitters of greenhouse gases, the Environment Agency (EA) has warned. Ploughing up pasture to plant energy crops could produce more CO2 by 2030 than burning fossil fuels, it said. The EA’s study of biomass fuels also found …
