Archives for April 24, 2005

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When we eat, a risk factor in obesity?

Greater understanding of an internal clock that controls how much we eat, could contribute to the fight against obesity, say scientists, pinpointing "something deep within the brain."

Key to boosting rice crops in fungal genome?

A genomic milestone, researchers sequence the genome of the most destructive enemy of the world's staple food crop rice, a fungus called Magnaporthe grisea that causes rice blast disease.

Asian soybean rust warning system launched

Syngenta Crop Protection today launched an early warning web-based system to help growers protect their crops against Asian soybean rust, the disease which has persuaded some US farmers to reduce the number of acres planted with soy crops.

Soy prices still exposed: China reduces harvests

Pressure on soy prices likely to continue with a new report revealing China is expected to reduce its principal soybean planting area, while increasing corn and rice planting in 2005.