Countries meet to boost Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
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Countries meet to boost Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources Ground-breaking benefit-sharing fund will help conserve and utilize threatened plant species Around the world samples of plant genetic material are being carefully collected and saved for use in research and cultivation Rome Senior representatives …
Social Relationships in Animals Have a Genetic Basis, New Research Reveals
Social Relationships in Animals Have a Genetic Basis, New Research Reveals ScienceDaily — The ability to tolerate aggression is partly genetic, UCLA life scientists report in the first study to demonstrate a genetic component to a social network trait in a non-human population. “The ability …
Tawaran PhD di Hongkong
Tawaran PhD di Hongkong Dibentuk oleh Research Grants Council (RGC) Hongkong pada 2009, Hongkong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) kembali menawarkan bagi para mahasiswa berprestasi dan punya motivasi tinggi untuk meraih gelar PhD di perguruan-perguruan tinggi di Hongkong untuk tahun akademik 2011/2012. Kandidat …
Funding gaps for climate change adaptation a threat to food supplies
Funding gaps for climate change adaptation a threat to food supplies More financing for climate change adaptation and mitigation in developing world agriculture needed Climate change impacts the building blocks of food production – weather, soil, water and agricultural biodiversity. Rome – Floods and droughts …
Genetic Switch for Determining Gender Identified; Gene Linked to So-Called ‘Intersex’ Families
Genetic Switch for Determining Gender Identified; Gene Linked to So-Called ‘Intersex’ Families ScienceDaily — The Y chromosome is supposed to genetically seal a fetus’s fate in terms of gender. Males have one X and one Y chromosome, while females have two X chromosomes. Yet, in …
10 Hewan yang Setia Pada Pasangannya
10 Hewan yang Setia Pada Pasangannya businessweek.com TEMPO Interaktif, New York -Manusia menyanjung monogami, tapi tidak dengan binatang. Dalam “Kerajaan Binatang”, cuma segelintir yang setia terhadap pasangannya, menjadikan Homo sapiens sebagai mahluk langka dalam kategori ini. Inilah binatang yang menurut penelitian setia kepada …
Transgenic Crops: How Genes Jump from Crop to Crop
Transgenic Crops: How Genes Jump from Crop to Crop ScienceDaily — A new data-driven statistical model that incorporates the surrounding landscape in unprecedented detail describes the transfer of an inserted bacterial gene via pollen and seed dispersal in cotton plants more accurately than previously available …
Sugary Lemonade May Cool a Hot Temper
Sugary Lemonade May Cool a Hot Temper ScienceDaily — A spoonful of sugar may be enough to cool a hot temper, at least for a short time, according to new research. A study found that people who drank a glass of lemonade sweetened with sugar …
