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Research gives crops new nitrogen fix
New research on how nitrogen-fixing bacteria associate with their host plant could lead to better farming practices in developing ...05/06/07
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Scientists: Early warning system for disease needed
The world needs an early warning system to track how and when pathogens jump from animals to humans, say ...17/05/07
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Local people ‘vital to preventing desertification’
Taking into account local people's livelihoods and knowledge can help prevent the desertification of drylands, according to scientists.14/05/07
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Curbing deforestation ‘key’ to fighting climate change
Slowing tropical deforestation is a vital and cheap way of reducing carbon emissions and countering climate change, says a ...11/05/07
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Indian and Mexican scientists win science prize
An Indian chemist and Mexican biologist have triumphed in this year's Trieste Science Prize.03/05/07