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Scientists are "teaching" plants to use insects as a natural defence

October 15, 2015 in Agriculture & Fisheries
Rebreeding crops to attract and reward certain insects will boost their natural defences and cut the use of pesticides, suggest scientists.

Scientists are cleaning our drinking water with nanoparticles

August 26, 2014 in Technology
Nano-sized iron particles will be used to secure clean drinking water in remote corners of Denmark.

Pesticide cocktails cause environmental risk

February 4, 2014 in Environment
The risk assessment of pesticide is usually performed on individual compounds. The combination of these environmental chemicals may however give rise to unexpected and unwanted effects.

Pull, push and kill cabbage root flies

June 20, 2012 in Agriculture & Fisheries
Cabbage root flies can devastate fields of cabbage and broccoli. But a clever defence has been developed using fungi, Chinese cabbage and clover.

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Written in the blood: Researchers detect signs of cancer risk years in advance of disease

April 11, 2019 in Health
Some serious cancers have been linked to an increase of certain proteins in the blood as early as 15-25 years before a person becomes ill, a series of Swedish studies shows.
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