• Wheat resistance genes failing

    Updated: 2011-01-25 15:00:11
    A number of of the genes that allow wheat to ward off Hessian flies are no longer effective in the southeastern United States, and care should be taken to ensure that resistance genes that so far haven't been utilized in commercial wheat lines are used prudently, as per U.S. Department of Agriculture and Purdue University scientists........

  • How isolated are mountain top plant populations?

    Updated: 2011-01-22 12:50:10
    Back to the main plant science blog page Subscribe To Plant Science Blog RSS Feed How isolated are mountain top plant populations This is Penstemon pachyphyllus and a . bumblebee Credit : Courtesy of Andrea Kramer , Chicago Botanic . Garden Do mountain tops act as sky islands for species that live at high elevations Are plant populations on these mountain tops isolated from one another because the valleys between them act as barriers , or can pollinators act as bridges allowing genes to flow among distant populations Dr . Andrea Kramer and his colleagues from the Chicago Botanic Garden and the University of Illinois at Chicago were interested in pursuing these questions , especially for a genus of plants , Penstemon Plantaginaceae endemic to the Great Basin region of the Western United

  • Strawberry Genome Sequence Promises Better Berries

    Updated: 2011-01-11 19:32:09
    An international team of researchers, including several from the University of New Hampshire, have completed the first DNA sequence of any strawberry plant, giving breeders much-needed tools to create tastier, healthier strawberries. Tom Davis, professor of biological sciences at UNH, and postdoctoral researcher Bo Liu were significant contributors to the genome sequence of the woodland strawberry, which was published last month in the journal Nature Genetics........

  • Math in New Orleans!

    Updated: 2011-01-05 08:57:13
    I'll be in New Orleans for the next few days for the annual math extravaganza known as the Joint Mathematics Meetings I'll be speaking on Friday, about the Monty Hall problem of course. As my reward, I will be seeing Ellis Marsalis perform at the Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro that night. Should be fun! See y'all when I return. Read the comments on this post...

  • An Adorable Approach to Giant Panda Conservation

    Updated: 2011-01-04 18:24:08
    A few days ago I came across an article accompanied by bizarre images of baby pandas being examined and cared for by people dressed in panda costumes. This was particularly funny to me because I’ve always said that pandas, with their enormous round heads and big black eyes, look like they could be people in [...]

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