Homologous Recombinaltion Tiniker Award for the Prevention of Rice People aka 'Oryza sapiens' [erv]
Last fall, a bizarre but interesting paper was published in Nature Cell Research: Exogenous plant MIR168a specifically targets mammalian LDLRAP1: evidence of cross-kingdom regulation by microRNA ( subsequent correction after they duplicated images in their figures LOL!!!! Nature/Science, you so crazy!) What they suggest, is that when humans eat Oryza sativa (Asian rice), a microRNA highly ...
Nothing more fun than making discoveries [Tomorrow's Table]
"Nothing more fun than making discoveries in nature and then seeing them used for the public good " Listen to the NPR interview with enthusiastic Professor Emeritus Murray Gardener. He describes recent UCDavis symposium with 2011 Nobel Laureates Bruce Beutler and Jules Hoffman Read the comments on this post...
UC Davis symposium to highlight the remarkable similarities between the plant and animal immune systems [Tomorrow's ...
The University of California, Davis, will host two Nobel laureates for a symposium this month about the shared characteristics of plants, flies and people in terms of how they fight infections. " Evolution of Common Molecular Pathways Underlying Innate Immunity " will feature the 2011 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine, Jules Hoffmann of the University of Strasbourg, France, and Bruce ...
Plant Physiologist Helen Stafford leaves Reed College Biology Dept. $1M [Tomorrow's Table]
Applause for Plant Physiologist Helen Stafford who left the Reed College Biology Department $1M. As a woman scientist in the 1950s, Stafford was ineligible for many jobs. Reed College, not deterred by her sex, offered her a position. She went on to establish a successful career and inspired many young scientists. Here is a short story of how she influenced my career. The windowless room, dank an ...
Cracking the Microbial code, Part II [Tomorrow's Table]
Jonathan Eisen , scientist and blogger extraordinaire has established a science writing series called "Story behind the paper". The idea is for authors who have recently published Open Access papers to tell the story behind the paper: what sorts of experiences and experiments led up to the new discovery and how we navigated through the publication process. Several years ago Jonathan patiently ...
Hinesburg farmers join lawsuit challenging Monsanto
Organic farmer Rachel Nevitt of Full Moon Farm CSA in Hinesburg speaks to a crowd at Foley Square outside of U.S. District Court in New York City on Tuesday. Nevitt and her husband and co-farmer, David Zuckerman, attended a hearing involving a class action lawsuit against Monsanto.
Crops with stacked traits propagated
THE number of genetically modified (GM) crops with stacked traits will increase in time as more farmers opt for them, beginning with corn. This prediction was made by Dr. Clarito Barron, director of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), after noting that 70 percent of farmers using GM corn are already propagating crops with double traits and the use of three or four stacked traits may not be far ...
Scientists, farmers protest vs manual on GMOs
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO “Biosafety is not the intent of this new government policy. It will only facilitate the entry of more genetically-modified organisms (GMOS) into the country. This is bio-entry, not biosafety.” – RESIST! Agrochemical TNCs Network
Bill Proposed To Label Genetically Modified Food
An effort to label food products containing genetically engineered ingredients is gaining momentum in Olympia and across Washington.