Tag Archives: genome

Facebook game Fraxinus targeted at beating ash dieback

Posted on August 31, 2013 by argylesock

If you use Facebook you could help with research into ash dieback disease. Yes really, anybody online can do this. Crowdsourcing is a new way of doing science, to me, but here are people who believe it can work. Here … Continue reading →

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Looking at oil palm’s genome for keys to productivity

Posted on July 27, 2013 by argylesock

argylesock says… This is interesting science which could be enormous. The papers in the journal Nature are descriptive. They don’t offer a design for genetic modification (GM, also called genetic engineering). But the data published there opens that possibility for … Continue reading →

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Sorting Out Patent Law

Posted on June 15, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Global Food Politics:
A Three-Dimensional Rendering of a DNA Spiral The US Supreme Court last week handed down an important decision governing the expanded use of patents in recent years. The Court’s decision, issued in the case…

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Uncovering the hidden mutations in developmental disorders

Posted on March 19, 2013 by argylesock

argylesock says… My science blog isn’t usually about genetics, but I’m reblogging this post. Recently we talked about bans on using animals to test cosmetics and I agreed that the ban should be worldwide. But there’s good science going on, … Continue reading →

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Ash dieback DNA breakthrough‏

Posted on March 8, 2013 by argylesock

argylesock says… The science is making progress.

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Emerging disease threat to poultry?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by argylesock

My fellow blogger MottledThrush tells us about a new strain of avian pox in wild birds in Britain. Could this be a new threat to poultry? Avian pox (Avipoxvirus) can infect many bird species. For Britain, Birdwatch magazine tells us … Continue reading →

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Ash trees and the fungus that kills them

Posted on November 8, 2012 by argylesock

I’m intrigued by Graham Rowe’s idea about ash dieback disease. Dr Rowe noticed that ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) in Eastern England resemble those in Denmark. And he noticed that F. excelsior in other parts of Britain resemble those in Spain … Continue reading →

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