http://www.viroid.org/News about plant viroids and viroid organizationen-usWed, 10 Mar 2010 00:24:02 -0800Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:24:02 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/potato-viroid/2010-03/springerprotocols-abstract-analysis-viro.htmlQi, Y. and Ding, B. Replication of potato spindle tuber viroid in cultured cells of tobacco and Nicotiana benthamiana the role of specific nucleotides in determining replication levels for host adaptation. Virology , . ...Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:24:01 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-03/cshlmexican-team-coaxes-sexually-reprodu.htmlIn a paper to appear online in Nature February , plant geneticists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico report moving a step closer to the goal of turning plants that normally reproduce sexually into asexual reproducers, an outcome that would have profound implications for agriculture globally.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:23:33 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-03/not-totally-safe-with-antivirus-software.htmlKUALA LUMPUR, March If you think your computer and its data are completely safe with periodically updated antivirus software, you are wrong, a computer virus expert revealed.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:32:05 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-03/course-superintendent-named-newark-count.htmlJames C. Nietubicz has been hired as the new Golf Course Superintendent of Newark Country Club. Nietubicz has a B.S. in Plant Science with minors in Plant Biology and Landscape Horticulture from the University of Delaware and a certification in Golf Course Turf grass Management from the Pennsylvania State University.Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:02:03 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-viroid/2010-03/springerprotocols-abstract-analysis-viro.htmlBonfiglioli, R. G., McFadden, G. I., and Symons, R. H. In situ, hybridization localizes avocado sunblotch viroid on chloroplast thylakoid membranes and coconut cadang cadang viroid in the nucleus. Plant J. , . ...Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:25:15 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-03/nmsu-finds-ways-prevent-curly-top-virus.htmlLOS LUNAS Every year gardeners worry about losing their tomato crop to curly top virus. Those who raise produce for farmers markets wonder if they will be able to provide the muchsoughtafter vegetable.Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:30:35 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-03/plant-biology-seminar.htmlIntegration of Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Approaches for Understanding Plant Responses to Nitrogen Limitation is the focus of postdoctoral researcher David Guevara in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biologys plant ...Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:53:53 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-03/graduate-biology-tas-training-program-th.htmlBy Katrina Lorengel The Daily Barometer OSU graduate students teaching beginning biology labs now have the opportunity to become better teachers through a training program for teaching assistants. Catherine Searle, a student in the environmental sciences graduate program, said the training teaches graduate students practical concepts.Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:39:03 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-03/advances-botanical-research-volume-plant.htmlAdvances in Botanical Research, Volume Plant Virus Vector Interactions By RT Plumb Publisher Academic Press ISBN PagesTue, 02 Mar 2010 03:01:19 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-03/plant-trees-densely-overall-cooling-effe.htmlASU Poly professor and expert in urban plant ecology says care is needed in choosing desert plantsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:12:27 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-02/advances-botanical-research-volume-plant.htmlAdvances in Botanical Research, Volume Plant Virus Vector Interactions Publisher Academic Press ISBN Pages PDF . MB.Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:37:02 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-02/first-north-american-kia-plant-opens-geo.htmlGovernor, Kia chairman tout opening of first North American manufacturing plant in west Ga. United States Georgia Biology Metros and Regions North Georgia MountainsSat, 27 Feb 2010 00:36:04 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-02/plant-trees-densely-overall-cooling-effe.htmlASU Poly professor and expert in urban plant ecology says care is needed in choosing desert plantsFri, 26 Feb 2010 01:03:51 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-02/how-edible-plant-cell-biology-science-pr.htmlNews, Techs, Entertainment, Celebebrity, Fun and Breaking News.Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:44:07 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-02/hackers-attack-physical-plant-pcs.htmlComputers in one of UNMs largest departments were hacked last semester, disabling hundreds of terminals and shutting down online services for a week. But no personnel or student information was stolen, said Chris Vallejos, Institutional Support Services spokesman. I dont believe it was a virus.Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:39:42 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-02/more-pandemic-hysterics.htmlThe U.S. can avoid national security threats by being better prepared.Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:19:42 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-02/desk-encyclopedia-plant-fungal-virology.htmlIt begins with general topics in plant virology including movement of viruses in plants, the transmission of plant viruses by vectors, and the development of virusresistant transgenic plants. The second section presents an overview of ...Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:20:21 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-02/recent-articles-plant-biology-department.htmlNew Articles from Plant Biology Researchers January , to February , . For more publications by NC State authors, visit the NCSU Libraries Digital Repository.Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:52:12 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-02/photo-forest-biology.htmlUniversity of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan campus biology instructor Barbara Morgan, right foreground, talks about the role of alder trees to students studying plant life in a secondgrowth forest Wednesday morning on the Rainbird Trail in Ketchikan.Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:52:02 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/potato-viroid/2010-02/springerprotocols-abstract-analysis-viro.htmlQi, Y. and Ding, B. Replication of potato spindle tuber viroid in cultured cells of tobacco and Nicotiana benthamiana the role of specific nucleotides in determining replication levels for host adaptation. Virology , . ...Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:13:57 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-02/pepsico-close-gatorade-plant-oklahoma.htmlOfficials with Pepsico Inc. have announced plans to close the companys Gatorade plant in Pryor, Okla. PepsiCo spokesman Pat Burke said in a news release Thursday that the company has tried for the past year to keep the plant in open, but the sluggish economy... PepsiCo Oklahoma United States Gatorade BiologyThu, 18 Feb 2010 12:26:08 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-02/researchers-characterize-genetics-accomp.html... Japanese and Australian researchers report that they have successfully tracked the genetic changes that occur when a plant virus called the turnip mosaic virus makes the leap from its usual turnip host to the radish plant.Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:43:52 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-viroid/2010-02/springerprotocols-abstract-analysis-viro.htmlBonfiglioli, R. G., McFadden, G. I., and Symons, R. H. In situ, hybridization localizes avocado sunblotch viroid on chloroplast thylakoid membranes and coconut cadang cadang viroid in the nucleus. Plant J. , . ...Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:43:35 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-02/plantvirus-tricks-teach-evolutionary-pes.htmlThe virus causes plants to produce aphidattracting odors. At the same time, it makes the plant sickly. Bugs arrive at the plant, find it a poor home, and quickly depart. But their brief landing is sufficient to pick up the virus, ...Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:55:07 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-02/woman-prof-charged-murder-campus-shootin.htmlA woman biology professor accused of murdering three University of Alabama colleagues after she had been denied a promotion was in US police custody Sunday, as a new report emerged about a fatal shooting in her past.Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:22:35 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-02/virus-pulls-bait-switch-insect-vectors.htmlA common plant virus lures aphids to infected plants by making the plants more attractive, but when the insects taste the plant, they quickly leave for tastier, healthier ones. In the process, the insects rapidly transmit the disease, according to entomologists.Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:46:58 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-02/post-doctoral-positions-biochemistry-bio.htmlPost title Post Doctoral Positions. Category Biochemistry Biology Plant Molecular Biology Jobs, Fellowships, Events in Science, Engineering and Technology Published by TheScienceJobs.com.Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:17:23 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-02/postdoctoral-positions-fungal-plant-biol.htmlTime frame initially available for two years Project description The department of PlantMicrobe Interactions at the Max Planck Institute for Plant.Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:53:21 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-02/importance-agriculture-virus-the-add-com.htmlAgricultures importance youtube virus fde PLANT VIRUS DISEASES OF IMPORTANCE TO NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURE AND THEIRMANAGEMENT. This paper reviews present knowledge on viruses importance of agriculture of virus importance to ...Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:30:25 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-viroid/2010-02/pubmed-deep-sequencing-viroidderived-rna.htmlMETHODOLOGYPRINCIPAL FINDINGS To gain further insights on the genesis and possible role of vdsRNAs in plantviroid interaction, sRNAs isolated from Vitis vinifera infected by Hop stunt viroid and Grapevine yellow speckle ...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:23:13 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-02/help-require-botanical-plant-name-molecu.htmlHi, hope any one who can help for the botanical plant name as attached files.Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:43:14 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-02/nasa-study-seeds-space-better-understand.htmlNASA scientists hope to better understand exactly how and why plants grow differently in space in an experiment named, Tropi. Future astronauts may be able to grow plants as part of life support systems on longduration space missions.Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:51:05 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-02/former-graduate-student-wins-david-starr.htmlEvolutionary ecologist Anurag Agrawal , who received his doctorate in population biology at the University of California, Davis in under major professor Richard Rick Karban , is the winner of the sixth David Starr Jordan Prize for his innovative research involving plantanimal interactions.Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:15:12 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-02/west-nile-virus-thwarted-therapeutic-fro.htmlA new therapeutic made from tobacco plants has been shown to arrest West Nile virus infection, according to a new study by Arizona State University scientist Qiang Chen and his colleagues. Chen, a researcher at Arizona State Universitys Biodesign Institute and professor in the PolyTechnic Campus College of Technology and Innovation, is the first to demonstrate a plantderived treatment to ...Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:09:01 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/potato-viroid/2010-02/plos-one-deep-sequencing-viroidderived-s.htmlViroid species have been classified into the families Pospiviroidae, type species Potato spindle tuber viroid , clustering viroids localized in the nucleus wherein they replicate by an asymmetric rollingcircle mechanism , ...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:19:17 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-02/gfis-funding-opportunities-biology-teach.htmlCourses are offered in Introductory Biology Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology Plant Biology and Physiology. Responsibilities include attending lectures, teaching sections, ...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:29:11 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-02/tobacco-plantmade-therapeutic-thwarts-we.htmlA new therapeutic made from tobacco plants has been shown to arrest West Nile virus infection, according to a new study by Arizona State University scientist Qiang Chen and his colleagues.Chen, a researcher at Arizona State Universitys Biodesign Institute and professor in the PolyTechnic Campus College of Technology and Innovation, is the first to demonstrate a plantderived treatment to ...Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:29:30 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-02/john-markoff-computer-pranksters-plant-v.htmlA computer virus designed by adherents to a looseknit philosophy called the Church of the SubGenius is creating an uproar on the nations largest computerinformation system, whose managers fear the bug may cause widespread ...Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:22:42 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/microbes-produce-fuels-directly-biomass.htmlResearchers have developed a microbe that can produce an advanced biofuel fuel directly from biomass. Deploying the tools of synthetic biology, the researchers engineered a strain of E. coli bacteria to produce biodiesel and other important chemicals derived from fatty acids.Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:52:35 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-01/john-markoff-computer-pranksters-plant-v.htmlA computer virus designed by adherents to a looseknit philosophy called the Church of the SubGenius is creating an uproar on the nations largest computerinformation system, whose managers fear the bug may cause widespread ...Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:03:18 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-01/tobacco-plants-used-grow-cheap-solar-cel.htmlScientists have discovered that they can coax a tobacco plant into growing temporary solar cells by injecting it with a genetically engineered virus. Freaky, but the process may provide us with...Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:16:20 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/slowly-creating-best-botany-phd-schools.htmlD. program specifically in botany, it offers the equivalent through its plant biology program. This program offers students the opportunity to earn a degree within a school that has an international reputation for its teaching of plant ...Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:51:55 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/plant-study-wins-grant.htmlThe National Science Foundation is awarding an , threeyear research grant to the University of Hawaii for the study of plant biology.Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:36:32 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-01/tobacco-plants-tapped-grow-solar-cells.htmlGenetically engineered virus forces the plant to create artificial chromophores, structures that turn light into highpowered electrons.Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:48:38 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-01/plant-virus-epidemiology-volume-advances.htmlPlant Virus Epidemiology, Volume By John Micheal Thresh Publisher Academic Press ISBN Pages PDF Published since , Advances in Virus Research covers a diverse range of indepth reviews ...Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:15:35 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/hawaii-gets-grant-study-plant-biology.htmlHONOLULU The National Science Foundation is awarding a , threeyear research grant to the University of Hawaii for the study of plant biology.Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:07:13 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-01/virus-plagues-pei-seed-potatoes.htmlAlmost half of P.E.I.s seed potatoes, used to plant the spring crop, are above the Islands allowable virus standard this year, according the P.E.I. Potato Board.Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:49:27 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/plant-switches-pollinators-when-caterpil.htmlA plant defends itself by shifting the time of its flowering, scientists found.Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:56:45 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/plant-loss-leads-fewer-bees.htmlThe decline of honeybees seen in many countries may be due to reduced plant diversity, research suggests.Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:36:57 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/chair-plant-biology-university-sheffield.html... of Sheffield Faculty of Science Job Reference Number UOS Salary Salary by agreement Closing Date st March Summary The Department of Animal and Plant Sciences is seeking to appoint a new professor in plant biology. ...Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:31:01 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/new-genetic-map-speed-plant-breeding-wor.htmlPlant scientists at the University of York have published the first genetic map of the medicinal herb Artemisia annua. The map is being used to accelerate plant breeding of Artemisia and rapidly develop the species into a highyielding crop. This development is urgently needed to help meet escalating demand for effective malaria treatments.Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:51:07 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-01/ars-plant-collections-help-safeguard-cro.htmlIn the months ahead, Agricultural Research Service scientists plan to collect walnuts from Kyrgyzstan, grasses from Russia, and carrots and sunflowers from fields across the Southeastern United States in efforts that will enhance one of the nations most effective tools for protecting the food supply. Researchers will make the trips to collect plants with useful characteristics. The collected ...Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:08:56 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/overexpression-molecular-biology-forum-l.htmlIs overexpression driven by the Gateway vectors weaker? JH Ahn, Arabidopsis and Plant Biology, , AM. Overexpression mutants, Tattersail, Basic Lab Protocols and Techniques, , PM ...Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:47:05 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/green-sea-slugs-plant-genes-live-sunligh.htmlThe creature, which makes its own chlorophyll, incorporates algae genes into its system and retains chloroplasts for photosynthesis. The finding may have uses in genetic engineering and therapies. Part animal, part plant! This may sound like a tabloid headline, but scientists say that a green sea slug has managed to incorporate enough algae parts to easily live off of sunlight, just as a plant ...Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:10:09 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-01/bbacteria-and-viruses-what-bacteria-are.htmlViruses are classified based on what species they attack. Viruses that attach animals and humans are termed as animal viruses, viruses that attack plants are termed as plant viruses and those which attack bacteria are termed as ...Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:44:43 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-01/oklahoma-board-awards-grants-plant-studi.htmlSix basic plant science proposals were awarded a total of , Tuesday by the governing board of OCAST, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology.Those selected for the twoyear projects are Oklahoma scientists engaged in basic or applied research in the field of plant sciences. Researchers representing state businesses, institutions of higher learning and nonprofit ...Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:07:37 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/sea-slug-surprise-its-halfplant-halfanim.htmlA green sea slug appears to be part animal, part plant. Its the first critter discovered to produce the plant pigment chlorophyll. Chlorophyll Plant Biology Biological pigment BotanyWed, 13 Jan 2010 06:23:52 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/potato-viroid/2010-01/plos-one-deep-sequencing-viroidderived-s.htmlViroid species have been classified into the families Pospiviroidae, type species Potato spindle tuber viroid , clustering viroids localized in the nucleus wherein they replicate by an asymmetric rollingcircle mechanism , ...Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:40:43 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/soil-biology-wanting.htmlIs poor soil biology responsible for poor plant nutrition?Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:25:02 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/molecular-plantmicrobe-interactions.htmlPlants have evolved both general and highly specialized defence mechanisms that function to prevent diseases caused by the majority of microbial pathogens they encounter .Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:45:58 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-01/plant-virus-epidemiology-volume-john-mic.htmlPublisher Academic Press PDF MB ebook playboy magazine, penthouse. Find your links in rapidshare, megaupload, ifile, torrent.Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:02:05 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/diktiorg-scholarship-info-postdoctoral-p.htmlmolecular biology. A background in plant biology would be an added value but is not required. English but not French is required. Candidates should send a CV with a brief summary of research experience, a list of publications ...Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:21:19 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-01/virus-chauffeur-useful-packages-plants.htmlThis time of year, the word virus conjures up a bedridden stint with coughs and chills something everyone goes to great lengths to avoid. But a new study shows that plant viruses may work like a trucking service loaded to carry freight to its destination. The idea is to have a virus do something good for us, like express a foreign protein and carry genetic information into a cell.Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:48:19 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/cotton-building-better-plant-living-scie.htmltags Cotton Building a Better Plant , cotton , agriculture , genomics , fabrics , technology , streaming video This is another beautifully written and produced video about plant research. The lucky plant? This time, its cotton what jeans and tshirts are made of! This video explores how modern cotton plants came to be, the species of cotton, and how cotton genomic research can improve ...Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:09:04 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/potato-viroid/2010-01/smallest-things-considered-viroids-micro.htmlWhat do stunted coconut palms, misshapen potato tubers, and peach trees with necrotic branches have in common? They are three of the numerous crops stricken with diseases caused by viroids, an astonishing group of minimalist plant ...Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:11:09 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2010-01/plant-virus-epidemiology-volume.htmlPlant Virus Epidemiology Volume .Published since , advances in virus research covers a diverse range of indepth reviews providing a valuable overview of the current field...Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:36:24 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2010-01/postdoctoral-research-associate-plant-bi.htmlPost title Postdoctoral Research Associate Plant Biology Major, Iowa State University. Category Botany Plant Molecular Biology Jobs, Fellowships, Events in Science, Engineering and Technology Published by TheScienceJobs.com.Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:04:08 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/potato-viroid/2010-01/african-agriculture-chinese-agroinstitut.html. Courses offered Potato virus detection techniques Potato viroid detection techniques Potato variety purity identification techniques Potato fungi detection techniques Potato bacteria detection techniques. . Organizer ...Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:06:07 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-viroid/2010-01/deep-sequencing-viroidderived-small-rnas.htmlBackground Viroids are circular, highly structured, nonproteincoding RNAs that, usurping cellular enzymes and escaping host defense mechanisms, are able to replicate and move through infected plants. Similarly to viruses, viroid ...Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:26:46 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-12/ominous-signs-truck-plant.htmlChange is in the air at Chathams International Truck and Engine Corp. plant, but union officials still dont know all the details. The Chatham plant isnt in any immediate danger of closing, despite a June layoff notice to all employees, the company says....Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:15:34 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/postdoctoral-research-associate-plant-bi.htmlPost title Postdoctoral Research Associate Plant Biology Major, Iowa State University. Category Botany Plant Molecular Biology Jobs, Fellowships, Events in Science, Engineering and Technology Published by TheScienceJobs.com.Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:22:30 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/sick-blurred-identity-plant-pathologists.htmlSpinach with fungus, malnourished cabbage, spots on cauliflower and peaches injured by frost. No matter the malady, a group of people who fashioned themselves as plant doctors assembled for the first time years ago this week to discuss those and other plant problems.Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:23:06 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-12/tracking-virus-resistance-genes-watermel.htmlFinding watermelon genes that confer resistance to the devastating zucchini yellow mosaic virus has just been made easier, thanks to molecular markers developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists and university and international cooperators.Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:34:33 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/project-scientist-john-innes-centre-norw.htmlPost title Project Scientist at John Innes Centre, Norwich. Category Bioinformatics Biology Botany Plant Molecular Biology Jobs, Fellowships, Events in Science, Engineering and Technology Published by TheScienceJobs.com.Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:22:01 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/plant-sniffer-action.htmlEver seen a dog hunt for an endangered plant? Check out this video, which shows Rogue the sheepdog getting rewarded for his find with string cheeseSat, 26 Dec 2009 23:37:29 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-12/bihar-plant-lakh-bamboos-floodprone-dist.htmlThe Bihar government will plant lakh bamboo saplings in the floodprone districts of the state by March next year to protect river embankments from erosion, an official said Friday.Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:49:10 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/fungal-footage-fosters-foresight-into-pl.htmlMold and mildew may be doomed. Researchers are closer to understanding how these and other fungi grow. Fungi have a big impact on our dinner plate, said Dr. Brian Shaw, Texas AgriLife Research plant pathologist. We tend to think that getting food on the table is easy.Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:09:26 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-12/virus-makes-plants-lie-insects-science-n.htmlCMV spreads when aphids pick up the virus while probing an infected plant and then pass along the hitchhiker to the next leaf they explore. Unlike some other plant viruses, though, CMV lurks only within the outer layer of plant tissue. ...Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:32:13 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-12/nmc-battles-virus-boost-citrus-growth.htmlThe Northern Marianas College recently stepped up efforts to thwart the effects of a virus that is affecting local citrus plants. Once completed, the project is expected to facilitate the introduction of citrus plants as a potential cash crop.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:31:12 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/postdoctoral-position-dept-plant-biology.htmlPost title Postdoctoral position, Dept of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Category Botany Plant Molecular Biology Jobs, Fellowships, Events in Science, Engineering and Technology ...Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:07:28 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/native-medicinal-plant-project-wins-kans.htmlA new Native Medicinal Plant Research Program at the University of Kansas will look into the potential of native plants from Kansas and the region as botanical remedies, dietary supplements, cosmetic products and pharmaceutical or veterinary agents.Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:13:42 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/short-term-training-course-college-teach.htmlDepartment of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Sponsored Short Term Training Course for College Teachers Teaching Undergraduate Students of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, at Dept of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, ...Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:45:27 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/riverside-plant-scientists-research-rank.htmlRIVERSIDE, Calif. Research contribution by Sean Cutler , a young scientist at the University of California, Riverside has been named by Science magazine as one of the top breakthroughs of the year.Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:41:09 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/iplant-undergraduate-summer-research-opp.htmlUndergraduates interested in applying their quantitative science or biology background to problems in plant biology are invited to a summer research opportunity. The iPlant Collaborative is supporting an Interdisciplinary ...Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:04:02 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-viroid/2009-12/deep-sequencing-viroidderived-small-rnas.htmlBackground Viroids are circular, highly structured, nonproteincoding RNAs that, usurping cellular enzymes and escaping host defense mechanisms, are able to replicate and move through infected plants. Similarly to viruses, viroid ...Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:20:39 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/postdoc-position-molecular-biologyplant.htmlPhd Position in biology, biotechnology, biochemistry,Immunology,cell biology, microbiology. Postdoctoral, Scholarship, PA,JRF,SRF in life science.Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:00:02 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-12/enyin-management-whiteflies-whiteflyvect.htmlManagement of Whiteflies, WhiteflyVectored Plant Virus, and Insecticide Resistance for Vegetable Production in Southern Florida. David J. Schuster, Philip A. Stansly, Jane. E. Polston, Phyllis R. Gilreath and Eugene McAvoy ...Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:24:34 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/alzheimers-reading-room-bunkhouse-logic.html... Salk scientists make groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of cancer, aging, Alzheimers, diabetes, and cardiovascular disorders by studying neuroscience, genetics, cell and plant biology, and related disciplines. ...Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:31:39 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-12/zhongpin-open-new-tianjin-pork-plant-jan.htmlZhongpin Inc. , a leading meat and food processing company in the Peoples Republic of China , today announced it would begin production in its new chilled and frozen pork plant in Tianjin on January ,Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:52:09 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-12/french-scientists-giant-virus.htmlSCIENTISTS in France have isolated a new giant virus that lurks inside amoeba and whose gene pool includes genetic material from other species.Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:46:43 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/top-plant-sciences-university-science-co.htmlUniversity of Aberdeen offers some specialized programs in plant sciences such as Himalayan Ethnobotany MSc Himalayan Ethnobotany PgDiploma and Plant Biology BSc while University of Reading offers Botany BSc Plant ...Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:50:25 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/recognize-mystery-plant.htmlDo you recognize this MYSTERY PLANT? By JOHN NELSON During my first semester in college afew years back, Ihad aclass every Saturday at a.m. It was areal ordeal getting there on time, and fortunately, Ithink, we dont have things scheduled that way now. But it was my biology lab, which Ienjoyed. Plus, we sometimes went on class field trips.Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:12:47 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/study-finds-relationship-gene-duplicatio.htmlUniversity of Georgia scientists looking to understand the genetic mechanisms of plant defense and growth have found for the first time in plants an inverse relationship between gene duplication and alternative splicing. The finding has implications for diversity not only in plants, but in animals and humans.Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:31:54 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/experts-say-real-christmas-trees-greener.htmlOne way to go green may be to chop down something green and get a real Christmas tree this year. There is debate nationally over whether artificial or natural trees are better for the environment, but some experts say real trees are always the answer in Michigan. In terms of carbon balance, using real trees would be more environmentally friendly, said Alan Rebertus, a biology professor at ...Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:49:11 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/plant-biology-seminar.htmlVitis CBF and CBF Have a Role in Abiotic and Biotic Stress Tolerance is the topic of Mahbuba Siddiqua in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biologys plant biology seminar series. Time pm Location Science complex .Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:46:05 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-12/genzyme-restarts-some-shipments-mass-pla.htmlDrug maker has resumed shipping vials of its drug Cerezyme, following a halt related to a plant shutdown for viral contamination.Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:16:16 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-viroid/2009-12/this-week-plos.htmlScientists led by Bruce Conklin at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease in San Francisco used exon tiling arrays and computational analysis to study how alternative splicing affects differentiating stem cells . To identify specific splicing events that may determine celltypespecific differentiation, they analyzed splicing profiles of human embryonic stem cells and derived ...Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:58:32 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/potato-viroid/2009-12/smallest-things-considered-viroids-micro.htmlWhat do stunted coconut palms, misshapen potato tubers, and peach trees with necrotic branches have in common? They are three of the numerous crops stricken with diseases caused by viroids, an astonishing group of minimalist plant ...Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:09:35 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-12/power-machines-plant.htmlMOSCOW Power Machines, Russias energy equipment producer controlled by billionaire Alexei Mordashov, received government approval to begin the construction of a plant to produce energy equipment in the Leningrad region.Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:43:29 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-12/correct-plant-spacing-fabulous-border.htmlGive your plants enough space to ensure a spectacular show next summerTue, 01 Dec 2009 01:57:12 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-11/africa-who-recommends-arvs-during-breast.htmlWake Up Black Africans !!!!!!! They Want Us Dead ! They Want Our Resources ! They are being used like puppets by D Evil ! HIV Aids INVENTING THE AIDS VIRUS BY DR. PETER DUESBERG In his book he states that the socalled drug AZT was developed to kill TCells.Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:58:48 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-11/biological-research-snapshots.htmlThe first recorded sighting in Malta for years of this rare fern, Asplenium trichomanes. Photo Karl Agius Its time again for the Universitys annual Biology symposium to showcase the biological research conducted on our shores.Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:59:38 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-11/plant-biology-seminar.htmlEiji Nambara of the University of Toronto examines Regulations of Abscisic Acid Metabolism in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biologys plant biology seminar series. Time pm Location Science complex .Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:37:55 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-11/baxter-evaluating-flu-vaccine-plant.htmlDeerfieldbased Baxter International Inc. says it is looking into building a cellbased vaccine manufacturing plant in the U.S. to produce seasonal and pandemic flu vaccines.Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:37:20 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-11/hyosung-close-tire-cord-plant-virginia.htmlHyosung is closing its tire cord plant in Scottsville by the end of January. Plant manager Roger Hutchins attributed the shutdown to the slumping economy and pressure from global manufacturers. The plants workers were notified of the shutdown Tuesday.... Biology Botany Plant Physiology Hyosung JanuaryThu, 26 Nov 2009 06:49:46 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-11/time-day-matters-thirsty-trees-researche.htmlThe time of day matters to forest trees dealing with drought, according to a new paper produced by a research team led by Professor Malcolm Campbell, University of Toronto Scarboroughs viceprincipal for research and colleagues in the department of cell and systems biology at the St.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:07:54 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-11/where-humans-pepper-virus-follows-scienc.htmlA plant virus might edge out the betterknown E. coli bacterium as a signpost for waters polluted by human waste. The pepper mild mottle virus is widespread in raw sewage, treated wastewater and seawater exposed to wastewater, ...Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:51:53 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-11/from-moss-vale-high-school-world.htmlPLANT biology has taken former Moss Vale High student, Barry Pogson, around the world. The biochemist and molecular biologist is now a professor at the Australian National University in Canberra.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:46:09 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/potato-viroid/2009-11/smallest-things-considered-viroids-micro.htmlWhat do stunted coconut palms, misshapen potato tubers, and peach trees with necrotic branches have in common? They are three of the numerous crops stricken with diseases caused by viroids, an astonishing group of minimalist plant ...Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:18:04 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-11/where-humans-pepper-virus-follows.htmlPlant pathogen could help track waters polluted with human wasteSat, 21 Nov 2009 05:47:49 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-11/researchers-study-different-plant-substa.htmlResearchers from the University of Cadiz and the University of Cordoba study different plant substances to awaken the latent HIV virus, immune to the current therapy, and to obtain more effective treatments in the future.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:42:58 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-11/riverside-plant-scientists-research-spaw.htmlRIVERSIDE, Calif. Breakthrough research done earlier this year by a plant cell biologist at the University of California, Riverside has greatly accelerated scientists knowledge on how plants and crops can survive difficult environmental conditions such as drought.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:40:58 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-11/plant-scientists-publish-cucumber-genome.htmlThe age old saying cool as a cucumber has an entirely new meaning after recent scientific discoveries. Recently, this vegetable has been at the center attention of plant biologists around the world.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:30:38 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-11/hydroponics-really-simple-plant-biology.htmlFor some, the phrases plant biology or plant physiology or even the word botany brings to mind scary images. Certainly these sciences can be very complex and studying them is reserved for the truly motivated or professional. ...Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:37:19 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-viroid/2009-11/this-week-plos.htmlScientists led by Bruce Conklin at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease in San Francisco used exon tiling arrays and computational analysis to study how alternative splicing affects differentiating stem cells . To identify specific splicing events that may determine celltypespecific differentiation, they analyzed splicing profiles of human embryonic stem cells and derived ...Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:34:59 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-11/talecris-invest-million-plant.htmlBiotechnology manufacturer Talecris Biotherapeutics said Friday it will spend . million and get state and local incentives to expand a plant in Clayton, N.C. The facility makes protein therapies used to treat immune deficiencies, hemophilia and other... North Carolina Haemophilia Health Conditions and Diseases BiologySun, 15 Nov 2009 02:50:03 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/potato-viroid/2009-11/springerprotocols-abstract-analysis-viro.htmlQi, Y. and Ding, B. Replication of potato spindle tuber viroid in cultured cells of tobacco and Nicotiana benthamiana the role of specific nucleotides in determining replication levels for host adaptation. Virology , . ...Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:29:09 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-11/new-jobs-swine-flu-drug-plant.htmlThe worldwide demand for drugs to combat the swine flu pandemic leads to the creation of new jobs at an Angus drugs plant.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:04:02 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-11/thune-plant-that-converts-wood-chips-pro.htmlSD Sen. Thune Plant that converts wood chips into renewable fuels is part of USDA program United States Department of Agriculture Woodchips Business United States BiologyThu, 12 Nov 2009 00:42:52 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-11/time-emerging-dimension-plant-virus-stud.htmlRecent research has revealed that some plant viruses, like many animal viruses, have measurably evolving populations. Most of these viruses have singlestranded positivesense RNA genomes, but a few have singlestranded DNA genomes. ...Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:51:37 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-11/nucleotide-sequence-coat-protein-gene-ma.htmlKey words Coat protein, passionfruit, plant virus, potyviruses. INTRODUCTION. Malaysian Passiflora Virus is named after the virus that was isolated from the infected passionfruit plants grown in the Malaysian Agricultural ...Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:29:04 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-viroid/2009-11/deep-sequencing-viroidderived-small-rnas.htmlBackground Viroids are circular, highly structured, nonproteincoding RNAs that, usurping cellular enzymes and escaping host defense mechanisms, are able to replicate and move through infected... This is a content summary only. ...Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:18:17 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-11/nitrogen-loss-threatens-desert-plant-lif.htmlWashington, November In a new research, scientists have determined that as the climate gets warmer, arid soils lose nitrogen as gas, which could lead to deserts with even less plant life than they sustain today.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:58:26 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-11/virus-taitung-pigs-humans-coa.htmlTAITUNG, Taiwan The Council of Agriculture rejected a claim Friday that the influenza A virus recently detected among pigs in the eastern county of Taitung might not have been transmitted from humans.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:28:43 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-11/germany-netherlands-give-plant-systems-b.htmlNEW YORK Researchers at universities in the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands will use . million to conduct systems biology and informaticsbased studies of plant seed germination, according to the University of Freiburg.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:14:48 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-11/texarkana-plant-ramps-production-childre.htmlThe outbreak of flu has led to shortages of the medication Tamiflu. A Texarkana, Texas, plant is stepping in and helping pharmacists make their own liquid version of the remedy for children. The patent medicine maker Humco is working around the clock to manufacture the cherry syrup used to make the liquid form of Tamiflu for children. Humcos Susie Hickey said the plant is working at five ...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:21:42 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-11/genzyme-manufacturing-plant-gets.htmlGenzyme Corp. is reporting that European regulators have given the companys Allston plant the OK to continue to manufacture medications to be sold to European patients.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:03:05 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-11/plant-biology-science-fair-project-idea.htmlThe second option is to determine how the length of dormancy impacts the success rate of a plants seedling. Your final option is to determine if the stratification process can be bypassed through forced germination, and if it can what ...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:45:24 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-11/tobacco-plant-used-create-firstever-crui.htmlAs one of the main ingredients in cigarettes, tobacco certainly gets a bad rap.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:37:33 -0800http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-11/the-plant-cell-launches-teaching-tools-b.htmlThe American Society of Plant Biologists announces the launch of Teaching Tools in Plant Biology in its highimpact journal, The Plant Cell. Teaching Tools is a monthly, onlineonly feature that offers uptodate sets of teaching materials on important themes in plant biology. Tools are targeted toward upperlevel undergraduate and comprise complete ...Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:57:04 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/the-plant-cell-launches-teaching-tools-b.htmlThe American Society of Plant Biologists announces the launch of Teaching Tools in Plant Biology in its highimpact journal, The Plant Cell. Teaching Tools is a monthly, onlineonly feature that offers uptodate sets of teaching materials on important themes in plant biology. Tools are targeted toward upperlevel undergraduate and comprise complete ...Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:14:50 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-10/thin-ballot-focuses-west-nile-virus-ceme.htmlProcrastinators need to get moving if they want to weigh in on Clackamas County issues ranging from controlling West Nile virus to maintaining Estacada cemeteries.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:05:22 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/potato-viroid/2009-10/nuclear-targeting-fragmentation-potato-s.html... an introncontaining green fluorescent protein from a Potato virus Xbased expression vector previously demonstrated the nuclear targeting capability of the nucleotide Potato spindle tuber viroid RNA genome. ...Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:02:26 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-10/microbix-build-chinese-flu-vaccine-plant.htmlSource Reuters Microbix to build vaccine plant with Chinese company Capacity for mln doses of pandemic flu vaccine Shares up percent at Canadian cents Adds details and company comments. In U.S ...Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:19:51 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-10/biotech-news-update-plant-grows-high-tem.htmlPlant Grows high Temperatures with help of FungiVirus. Let us talk about three new things I didnt know till now. Hope it will be informative or useful for your entrance exams. . Dichanthelium lanuginosum is grass plant known as Panic ...Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:59:09 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/plantseye-view-desire-evolution.htmlThe Botany of Desire, to be broadcast on Wednesday on many public television stations, is based on Michael Pollans examination of plant history and evolutionary science.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:20:22 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/positions-molecular-plant-genetics-phd-p.htmlUpdates of Phd and post doc position around the world in the subject of ,microbiology,cell biology, molecular biology,biochemistry,Biology,Biotechnology,Biological Sciences,Pharmacology,ecology site updated every week with new available ...Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:19:11 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/this-week-genome-biology.htmlIn Genome Biology this week, two papers describe methods for sequence capture. In one, scientists led by Olivier Harismendy and Kelly Frazer at the University of California, San Diego, used oligo capture probes in solution to select for approximately . megabases of sequence target.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:54:14 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/campus-events-plant-biology-seminar-univ.htmlUniversity of Guelph Ontario, Canada. Biological and Physical Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture, Engineering, Arts and Social Sciences, as well as applied and professional programs.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:00:40 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-10/new-plant-needed-flu-virus-production.htmlA budget of Btmillion is needed to build a new plant to produce vaccine for the typeA flu virus, Government Pharmaceutical Organisation pres?ident Wichai Chokewiwat said yesterday.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:35:13 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-10/refileanalysisgenzyme-virus-exposes-vuln.htmlSource Reuters No quick answers to Genzymes manufacturing woes Competitors work to upgrade plants, reduce risk By Toni Clarke BOSTON ...Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:41:32 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/agriculture-secretary-vilsack-announces.htmlAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced more than million in grants for research on the biology of plant processes and traits which can be used to breed crops with enhanced value and resilience to climate stress.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:00:46 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/bromeliads-plant-biology-faculty-uga.htmlhttpwww.plantbio.uga.edugreenhousestropical.html.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:32:08 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/ubcnewbooks-botany-introduction-plant-bi.htmlBotany an introduction to plant biology James D. Mauseth. httpresolve.library.ubc.cacgibincatsearch?bid Botany.Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:51:20 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-viroid/2009-10/nuclear-targeting-fragmentation-potato-s.htmlPlanttoplant variation in the timing of intron removal and subsequent GFP fluorescence was observed however, earliest and most abundant GFP expression was obtained with constructs containing the conserved hairpin I paand embedded ...Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:43:17 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-10/companies-prepare-possible-outbreak.htmlFor schools concerned about the flu and, specifically, the HN virus, this theory works If you are sick, stay home. But that theory doesnt completely cover the business community. Staying at home can mean missed pay and the trouble of having to furnish a doctors note upon a return.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:08:05 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/prof-receives-million-grant-plant-stress.htmlBy Melissa Boughton Senior Staff Writer A research project conducted by a UNT professor explores plant responses to stress, proving that students, faculty and staff arent the only ones who feel it. The National Science Foundation recently bestowed two grants with a combined worth of million to Jyoti Shah of the biology department. Shah received the grants to help improve the ...Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:17 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-10/traditional-plant-medicine-could-cure-fl.htmlTraditional Plant Medicine Could Cure HN Flu Virus, Chinese Scientists Find.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:42:39 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/international-conference-molecular-aspec.htmlThe Pan American Plant Membrane Biology Workshop is held every three years to provide an opportunity for researchers in North and Latin America to present and discuss current topics in plant membrane biology. The workshop focuses on ...Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:13:14 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-10/one-swine-flu-cuckoos-nest.htmlMany students have felt the symptoms fever, cough, runny nose and unbearable body aches and many have, at one point in their lives, been infected with the influenza virus. In the recent months, the American public has been made aware of a new strain of this virus.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:08:43 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/new-portal-plant-genomics-support-resear.htmlToday sees the launch of Ensembl Plants a freely available Web resource for plant genomics research by EMBLEBI, in partnership with the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Ensembl Plants allows researchers worldwide to access and visualize the results of genomescale experiments in different plant species and will make it easier for scientists to ...Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:22:37 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/algae-future-fuel-fill-algae.htmlThe research team includes Roberts, Dr. JoAnn Burkholder, William Neal Reynolds Professor of plant biology Dr. Henry Lamb, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering Dr. Heike Sederoff, assistant professor of plant biology ...Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:42:36 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/potato-viroid/2009-10/african-agriculture-chinese-agroinstitut.html. Courses offered Potato virus detection techniques Potato viroid detection techniques Potato variety purity identification techniques Potato fungi detection techniques Potato bacteria detection techniques. . Organizer ...Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:15:20 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/usda-awards-plant-genomics.htmlNEW YORK The US Department of Agriculture has granted million to four research universities to study plant genomics and ways to improve the nutrition and health values of important crops, USDA said on Wednesday.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:54:10 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-10/production-resume-hospers-iowa-pork-plan.htmlHOSPERS, Iowa It will be back to work Wednesday for the employees at the Premium Iowa Pork Plant in Hospers, Iowa. The plant was shut down after a fire that broke out Sunday morning. TheWed, 07 Oct 2009 01:49:45 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/msu-team-explores-potato-breeding.htmlTo Robin Buell, an associate professor in the Department of Plant Biology, different potato types mean much more than French, mashed or baked.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:32:57 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/poinciana-day-schools-advanced-science-c.htmlDan Schaffers middle school science students at Poinciana Day School have been studying the biology of plant and animal cells, including cell structure and function.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:14:54 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/manville-gabriela-firak-researches-potat.htmlLafayette College junior Gabriela Firak, of Manville, recently contributed research to a study that appeared in the scientific journal Nature. Ms. Firak, a biology major, worked with Lafayette College professor of biology Manuel OspinaGiraldo.Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:24:18 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-10/genzyme-survives-virus-infection-allston.htmlSUGAR LAND, TX Reported by Annette Kreuger, Industrial Info Resources A virus infection forced the Genzyme Corporation to shut down the companys biopharmaceutical plant in Allston Landing, Massachusetts. The virus strain Vesivirus , which was found in the sites six bioreactors, interferes with the growth of CHO cells, a ...Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:27:18 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-viroid/2009-10/smallest-things-considered-viroids-micro.htmlThey are three of the numerous crops stricken with diseases caused by viroids, an astonishing group of minimalist plant pathogens. There isnt much to a viroid, just one singlestranded, circular RNA molecule. The largest viroid genome ...Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:14:22 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-10/professor-gets-grant-plant-research.htmlAn assistant biology professor at UWEau Claire has netted the schools first federal stimulus funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the National Science Foundation.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:06:04 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-09/abstract-geminiviral-amplicon-derived-to.htmlThe . kb DNA genome of the virus encodes all the information required for viral DNA replication, transcription and transmission across the plant cells. However, all of the genome sequences are not required for viral DNA replication. ...Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:50:26 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-09/common-lily-diseases-pests-plantcarecom.htmlOnce infected, unless the plant can recover on its own through natural mechanisms, it is best to destroy the plant to prevent spread. Soaking garden tools in bleach is essential to prevent spreading the virus from one plant to the next ...Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:17:29 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-09/plant-gene-regulating-oil-accumulation-p.htmlTechnology that could enhance plants seed oil content for food and animal feed applications has been licensed to BASF Plant Science under an exclusive commercial agreement with Michigan State University.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:16:58 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-09/managing-plant-animal-health-critical-pa.htmlA time traveler going back to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the early s would hardly recognize the landscape we celebrate today. The mighty chestnuts were dying then. Decades of industrial logging had left lingering scars. Except for a few patches of virgin timber, much of the forest was early second growth a mosaic of abandoned farms and young trees mixed with brier ...Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:56:24 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-09/erie-county-plant-recorded.htmlWestern Pennsylvania Conservancy scientists have discovered a plant in Erie County that has never been recorded in Pennsylvania. The plant, dwarf scouring rush, was identified on property owned by Mercyhurst College in Girard, Pa.Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:00:33 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-09/adding-fish-abandoned-pools-lodi-reduces.htmlAs people have abandoned foreclosed homes throughout Lodi, a new problem has emerged that can affect the health of the neighbors surrounding these properties.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:07:22 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-09/invasive-plant-species-takes-root-canada.htmlAn invasive plant that has destroyed large swaths of land in the southern United States, has been discovered for the first time in Canada.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:29:33 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-09/trend-watch-green-wrap-virus-spreading-m.htmlLooks like its design flu season. PNC Financial Services Group, based in Pittsburgh PA, has built a plantcovered exterior wall, to make its headquarters building more energyefficient. Looking like one of those huge billboards seen ...Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:02:41 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-09/the-conference-polish-society-experiment.htmlWe are delighted to invite all scientists interested in experimental plant biology to attend the th Conference which will be held in Krakow, Poland on September The Conference is organized by the Polish Society of ...Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:13:57 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-09/michael-specter-where-synthetic-biology.htmlThe first time Jay Keasling remembers hearing the word artemisinin, about a decade ago, he had no idea what it meant. Not a clue, Keasling, a professor of biochemical engineering at the University of California at Berkeley, recalled. Although artemisinin has become the worlds...Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:08:38 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-09/researchers-close-engineering-recognisab.htmlCannabis genetics can contribute to better agriculture, medicine, and drug enforcement, said George Weiblen, an associate professor of plant biology and a coauthor of the study. Today, marijuana contains as much as percent THC, ...Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:50:09 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-09/king-worries-increase-awareness-college.htmlAt the University of Connecticut, planning for the HN virus means, to begin with, clearing some serious storage spaceSat, 19 Sep 2009 00:09:38 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-09/national-new-biology-initiative-offers-p.htmlA report released by the National Research Council calls on the United States to launch a new multiagency, multiyear, and multidisciplinary initiative to capitalize on the extraordinary advances recently made in biology and to accelerate new breakthroughs that could solve some of societys most pressing problems particularly in the areas of food, environment, energy, and health.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:47:09 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-09/carnegies-winslow-briggs-receives-intern.htmlDirector Emeritus of Carnegies Department of Plant Biology Winslow Briggs will be awarded the prestigious International Prize for Biology from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science at a ceremony in Tokyo Nov. , held in the presence of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Briggs is being honored for his work on light sensing by plants.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:36:51 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-09/isu-researchers-study-insecticidefree-me.htmlThey know the virus coat protein remains intact because the aphids often spread the virus from plant to plant while they are feeding. Coat proteins make up the outer shell of a virus particle. The researchers devised a method to use ...Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:16:37 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-09/assistant-professor-plant-biology-cedar.htmlPost title Assistant Professor Plant Biology, Cedar Falls, IA, USA. Category Botany Cell Biology Evolution Statistics Jobs, Fellowships, Events in Science, Engineering and Technology Published by TheScienceJobs.com.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:24:57 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-09/evolution-darwin-lecture-weekly-biology.htmlDr. William Ned Friedman spoke to CSUN students about the legacy of Charles Darwins famous book, The Origin of Species, and the theory of evolution, Friday Sept. in Eucalyptus Hall.Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:24:13 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-09/willamette-professor-eyes-link-plant-pol.htmlIt shares its name with a national park and a U album. Its also a ubiquitous figure in the landscapes of the Southwest.Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:36:33 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-09/devils-dung-plant-may-fight-swine-flu.htmlA plant commonly called devils dung for its foul smell may have flufighting properties.Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:05:44 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-biology/2009-09/scientists-seek-emphases-arctic-climate.htmlMuch of circumpolar Arctic research focuses on the physical, direct changes resulting from climate warming such as sea ice retreat and temperature increases. Whats understudied is the living component of the Arctic and that includes humans, said Syndonia Donie BretHarte, associate professor of biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and coauthor of ...Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:37:55 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/potato-viroid/2009-09/smallest-things-considered-viroids-micro.htmlWhat do stunted coconut palms, misshapen potato tubers, and peach trees with necrotic branches have in common? They are three of the numerous crops stricken with diseases caused by viroids, an astonishing group of minimalist plant ...Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:25:47 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-viroid/2009-09/smallest-things-considered-viroids-micro.htmlThey are three of the numerous crops stricken with diseases caused by viroids, an astonishing group of minimalist plant pathogens. There isnt much to a viroid, just one singlestranded, circular RNA molecule. The largest viroid genome ...Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:00:47 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-09/chimaeric-plant-virus-stimulates-influen.htmlThey paid great attention to the design of the NPpeptide to ensure optimum plant virus stability and antigen processing. The modified NPpeptide was fused to the Nterminal of the coat protein from PVX creating the pVXSmaNP ...Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:03:09 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-09/local-mosquito-tests-positive-west-nile.htmlThe city of The Colony received a positive test result for West Nile virus on Friday from a mosquito that was trapped just north of the Aquatic Park at North Colony Boulevard and Taylor Street. This is the first positive test since the city began monitoring mosquito activity two years ago.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:15:01 -0700http://www.viroid.org/blog/plant-virus/2009-09/leaf-curl-virus-attacks-cotton-punjab.htmlLudhiana, Sep Punjab Agricultural University scientists have discovered incidence of leaf curl virus in c