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Monday, June 10, 2013

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News


How do you feed nine billion people?

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 04:57 PM PDT

An international team of scientists has developed crop models to better forecast food production to feed a growing population -- projected to reach 9 billion by mid-century -- in the face of climate change.

Duck genome provides new insight into fighting bird flu

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 04:57 PM PDT

The duck genome consortium has completed the genome sequencing and analysis of the duck (Anas platyrhynchos), one principal natural host of influenza A viruses, which caused a new epidemic in China since this February. This work reveals some noteworthy conclusions and provides an invaluable resource for unraveling the interactive mechanisms between the host and influenza viruses.

3-D map of blood vessels in cerebral cortex holds suprises

Posted: 09 Jun 2013 04:57 PM PDT

Blood vessels within a sensory area of the mammalian brain loop and connect in unexpected ways, a new map has revealed.

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