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Hamworthy Lands Breakthrough Liquefaction Contract for Biogas Plant
Liquefaction plant is to be delivered early 2013.

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AB SCIEX and Phenomenex Respond to Orange Juice Contamination Concerns
New method is in response to recent governmental concerns that shipments from Brazil were tainted with the fungicide.

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EWS Appoints Chief Operating Officer
Environmental Waste International Inc. announces the appointment of Mr. Valdis Martinsons to the position of Chief Operating Officer.

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BBSRC at Cereals 2011: New Projects to Develop Improved Crops for Food Security
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council announces the first of two tranches of projects to be funded by the £7M Crop Improvement Research Club.

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Genetic 'Wiring' of Seeds Revealed
The genetic 'wiring' that helps a seed to decide on the perfect time to germinate has been revealed by scientists for the first time.

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Unlocking protection against one of Africa's oldest animal plagues
An international research team using a new combination of approaches has found two genes that may prove of vital importance to the lives and livelihoods of millions of farmers in a tsetse fly-plagued swathe of Africa the size of the United States.

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Plant Scientists to Train in Entrepreneurial Skills for Food Security
Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme announces a brand new workshop for plant, microbial and environmental scientists entering the scheme.

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Recent Research Could Mean Possible New Disease-resistant Brussels Sprouts
Researchers at the University of Warwick's Department of Life Sciences have uncovered the genetic basis of remarkable broad-spectrum resistance to a viral infection that, in some parts of the world, is the most important pathogen affecting leafy and arable brassica crops including: brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, swede and oilseed rape.

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How 'bioluminescent' trees that glow like fireflies could one day replace our streetlights
Scientists are developing ways of making trees glow so they can be used as natural streetlights without the need for electricity.

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New disease-resistant food crops in prospect
Researchers have uncovered the genetic basis of remarkable broad-spectrum resistance to a viral infection that, in some parts of the world, is the most important pathogen affecting leafy and arable brassica crops
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