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Researchers team up with viruses to evolve a better insecticide

2016-05-02 15:30:59| Extremetech

A collaborative team of researchers just used viruses to chivvy along evolution, resulting in a new bacterial toxin useful on pesticide-resistant insects. It calls to mind that old saying: the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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California Drought Caused Plants To Evolve In Just Seven Years

2016-04-13 15:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bing: Field mustard, a subspecies of Brassica rapa, a species of plants that includes napa cabbage, turnips, and bok choy. We usually think of evolution as a long, laborious process, stretching over hundreds if not thousands of years. But sometimes, it happens much more quickly. In a paper published today in Molecular Ecology researchers announced that they found genetic differences between the ancestors and descendants of two separate populations of field mustard both of which evolved during the...

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Stevia "requires further development", Coke Life will evolve - Coca-Cola Co COO

2016-01-20 10:42:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

The chief operating officer of the Coca-Cola Co has said the use of plant-based sweetener Stevia, which is a key component in the company's Coke Life, needs to be improved.

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Mermet's Chroma And GreenScreen Evolve Sustainable Shading Fabrics Named Architectural Products Product Innovation Award Winners

2016-01-08 02:23:47| textileweb News Articles

Mermet, a leading innovator of high-performance Sun Control Textiles™, today announced its GreenScreen® Evolve™ and Chroma™ shading solutions have been named winners of Architectural Products 2015 Product Innovation Awards (PIAs)

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