New Study Is First to Show That Pesticides Can Induce Morphological Changes in Vertebrate Animals

Science Newsline – Rick Relyea, University of Pittsburgh professor of biological sciences in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and director of Pitt’s Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology, demonstrated that sublethal and environmentally relevant concentrations of Roundup caused two species of amphibians to alter their morphology. According to Relyea, this is the first study to show that a pesticide can induce morphological changes in a vertebrate animal.

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Keystones in a Tangled Bank

Thomas M. Lewinsohn and Luciano Cagnolo
Science – In the past decade, ecologists have increasingly applied complex network theory to ecological interactions, both in entire food webs and in networks representing ecological interactions, especially those between plants and their animal pollinators or seed dispersers. How important are individual species to the maintenance of such ecological networks?

Source: Science, March 23rd, 2012
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Earth 2050 – Fueling the Future

By Gilberto Silber Schmidt

Labex Korea-Discovery Chanal records documentary on ethanol produced from sugar cane in Brazil. The video emphasizes the importance and development of this industry now is largely responsible for the independence of the Brazilian petrochemical industry.. …….  >> Access to the Video<<

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Agricultural wastes yield biosurfactants for biocosmetics

Press Release – Large quantities of plant stalks, fruit and vegetable skins, husks and pods occur as waste in organic farming. In an EU-funded project researchers at the Fraun-hofer IGB, in cooperation with international partners from science and industry, intend to use this waste to produce biosurfactants for natural cosmetics………. >>Read More<<

Source and Photo: Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, March 12nd, 2012

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Brazil will Host of the Global Celebrations of World Environment Day

By Gilberto Silber Schmidt
Labex Korea – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today that Brazil, who owns one of the fastest growing economies in the world, will host the global celebrations of World Environment Day (WED) , celebrated annually on June 5.

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