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How long does stuff stay in your stomach?
How long does that stuff stay in there? Simultaneously intrigued and creeped out, Google helped me find some answers.Ethical aspects of genetic engineering
Concerns associated with biotechnology include economic pressure, corporate capital and commercial influences on the independance of science.Transfection Forum. Molecular and Cell Biology Forum for researchers and life scientists.
Transfection Forum. Molecular and Cell Biology Forum for researchers and life scientists.Reducing dependency of Caribbean food production on foreign capital
In the Caribbean countries, smallholders comprise more than 50% of all farmers but contribute a substantial proportion of basic food for domestic consumption.Vegetable oil as a diesel fuel alternative: impacts on agriculture
Biomass-based vegetable oil is a renewable fuel source that might substitute for fossil fuels. Vegetable oil can dramatically increase agricultural income.Land, food and population in the developing world
FAO assessed the potential of the developing world's land resources and concluded that by 2015, 64 countries will be on the critical list, if projected population increases continue.Life and Earth Sciences Social Network
Bio-Network.org is a network for scientists and the community to discover and share scholary and popular content in biology, in the applied life and earth sciences, and in the environmental sciences.Africa's population, fuelwood consumption, deforestation and agriculture
Africa's fuelwood crisis is associated with increasing demand from urban consuming centres and land conversion to agriculture.Gold mine holds life untouched by the Sun
"The bacteria exist without the option of photosynthesis by using radioactive uranium to convert water molecules to useable energy. Similar life forms may exist on other planets, experts speculatA Shocking Idea: Nerves Might Run on Sound, Not Electricity
"...you might be surprised to learn that no one knows exactly how anesthetics stop nerves from carrying pain signals. That's why two scientists believe that we really don’t know how nerves work aStonehenge - past? What past?
Stonehenge is probably the most important prehistoric tourist site in Britain. Tensions have evolved around the site and how history is used and understood.Status of freshwater prawn farming
Giant River Prawns (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) have been farmed using traditional methods in south-east Asia for ages.Morphological variation - What is it?
Morphology refers to the physical form and external structure of plants. Biologists use diagnostic keys of morphological characters of plants to identify them.Adaptation of cattle to tropical environments
Indigenous tropical cattle is usually better adapted to heat. In contrast, imported breeds require more shade, thus jeopardizing grazing time.Agrarian development in Africa
The problems of 'development' techniques in agricultural production are apparent in many agriecological regions of Africa. Some develop small-scale systems whereas others promote large-scale farms.Alternative development strategy: the Mekong River Project in South-East Asia
The Mekong project is affecting the welfare of millions of people. Besides its technical implementation, the development strategies are based upon balancing industrial and agricultural development.
