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Scientists unlock secrets of Irish potato famine genome

Reuters US Online Report Science News 75 days ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have unlocked the genetic code of late blight -- the plant pathogen that sparked the Irish potato famine of the 1840s and 1850s -- and it is revealing clues about why it has been such a formidable foe. ...

Tips For Your Garden

Inform 103 days ago

A small, backyard garden is not as difficult to grow organically as is, say, a large commercial farm. Having your irrigation, fertilization, and exposure to sunlight under your complete control is key to growing sustainable, pesticide- and chemical-free fruits and vegetables. Use ...

THE INCENTIVE TO SAVE

Las Vegas Sun 118 days ago

Company solves the problem of getting the necessary people motivated to conserve If someday Las Vegas should die, not burned like Troy or buried like Pompeii, but abandoned like Angkor, just left like an old Plymouth by the side of the road, ...

Keeping A Pet-Safe Lawn

Inform 139 days ago

In movies and television shows, we often mock lawn care as the preoccupation of competitive suburban dads. The appearance of a perfectly-cut, plush grass may still have some symbolic value to those nostalgic for fifties family life, but today, most people care ...

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