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Monday, February 13, 2012

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News


Molecular secrets of ancient Chinese herbal remedy discovered

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:27 PM PST

Researchers have discovered the cellular target for a two-thousand-year-old herbal remedy known as Chang Shan. The bioactive compound, called febrifugine, triggers a stress-response pathway that tells cells to conserve resources and eliminate unnecessary functions, which in turn blocks the production of dangerous, disease-causing immune cells.

A mitosis mystery solved: How chromosomes align perfectly in a dividing cell

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:25 PM PST

Although the process of mitotic cell division has been studied intensely for more than 50 years, researchers have only now solved the mystery of how cells correctly align their chromosomes during symmetric mitosis.

Integrated weed management best response to herbicide resistance

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:58 AM PST

Over-reliance on glyphosate-type herbicides for weed control on US farms has created a dramatic increase in the number of genetically-resistant weeds, according to agricultural researchers, who say the solution lies in an integrated weed management program.

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