MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'crops'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:39:36 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130817&cid=t_169946_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F14%2F2-must-try-mindfulness-practices%2F “Just as an untamed elephant can do damage, trampling crops and injuring people, so the untamed, capricious mind can cause harm to us and those around us.” So writes Jan Chozen Bays, M.D., a physician and Zen teacher, in her book How to Train a Wild Elephant & Other Adventures in Mindfulness: Simple Daily Mindfulness Practices for Living Life More Fully & Joyfully. How often have you let negative thoughts run your life? Let a punitive perspective take over so you end up beating yourself up for the smallest of supposed offenses? Or just experienced the days like you’re listing through a boring book, going through the motions but skimming the significant stuff? Something that can help is mindfulness. According to Chozen Bays, “Mindfulness unifies our body, heart and mind, br... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130817 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:02:49 +0100 5130817 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065331&cid=t_169946_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007566.html Genetically engineered Bt corn, which contains a bacterial protein that kills the European corn borer (itself an invasive species), so suppresses the corn borer in a region that most of the economic benefits of Bt corn flow to the farmers who do not use Bt corn seed. Widespread planting of genetically modified Bt corn throughout the Upper Midwest has suppressed populations of the European corn borer, a major insect pest of corn, with the majority of the economic benefits going to growers who do not plant Bt corn, reports a multistate team of scientists in the Oct. 8 edition of the journal Science. In Wisconsin, 75 percent of the $325 million cumulative economic benefit linked to Bt corn's pest suppression... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065331 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4065331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577444&cid=t_169946_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fwood-biofuels-rapeseed-crops.html Wood is the focus of new research into biofuels, while removing toxins from other crops is important for biofuels and food supply. Forest fires and phosphorus are analysed while the route discovered to taken by aluminium through the aquatic foodchain might quell some pollutant fears. This week’s column on SpectroscopyNOW.com: What’s wood worth? – X-ray technique confirms the properties of catalysts used to make biofuels derived from a potentially sustainable woody source, lignocellulose. Spectral statistics study on toxic crops – Some crops contain natural toxins that are usually removed during processing and cooking. Now a statistical analysis of visible and near-infrared (vis-NIR) spectroscopy has demonstrated how they can be quantified alongside oil and protein ... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577444 Wed, 19 May 2010 10:25:14 +0100 3577444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2660872&cid=t_169946_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fs7g-_fgmuVM%2F Here’s another GM issue that’s being close followed, and this time it’s a local (US) issue. Six farmers from the Boulder County in Colorado asked asking permission to plant genetically modified sugar beets on open space land, which are areas of protected or conserved land on which development is indefinitely set aside. The farmers argue that they need to plant GM sugar beets in order to be competitive and stay in business. This year, 95 percent of all sugar beets grown in the US are Roundup Ready, which have been modified to resist the herbicide Roundup. Overspraying with herbicides usually kills both weeds and crops, but the biotech beets can be sprayed with Roundup to kill the weeds and the beets will stay unharmed. After strong arguments from both sides, the Boulder County Food... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2660872 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:48:00 +0100 2660872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2553188&cid=t_169946_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FEOHO-pcg--Q%2F The federal court stepped in to ban the genetically modified alfalfa produced by Monsanto Co., pending a thorough review of the crop’s impact on the environment. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday leaves Creve Coeur-based Monsanto with two options. It can appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court or hope for regulatory approval after the Agriculture Department completes a comprehensive environmental review. (stltoday.com) Environmental groups and alfalfa-seed farmers sued the government in 2007 over its decision to release GM alfalfa without reviewing how the crop can potentially affect the environment. According to this news, the case marks the “first time a thorough environmental review has been required for regulatory approval of a genetically modified... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2553188 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:22:01 +0100 2553188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2141410&cid=t_169946_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F3n76Gcm7zc4%2F Can genetically-modified (GM) food feed the world’s hungry? Are they really safe enough to eat? Will the big GM food farmers push small traditional farming out of business? The usefulness and safety of genetically-modified food crops is as controversial and polarized as ever, and we can never seem to find a common ground. So, the Science Museum in London organized a debate on GM crops and the world food crisis in an attempt to let the public have a clearer understanding of the issues. Ian Sample of the Guardian UK chaired the event with a panel of key scientists debating back and forth with each other and the audience. Sample observes there was only one thing that everyone agreed on. The debate that followed covered some interesting ground, but it seemed easier to identify the problems... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2141410 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:34:21 +0100 2141410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2125359&cid=t_169946_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FwoYHOr3kqfM%2F The number of countries, and land areas, growing genetically modified foods has grown tremendously in the last decade. In recent years, several developing countries like Argentina, Brazil, South Africa and China have become rabid growers of transgenic crops. But North America still remains the world’s biggest grower, and exporter, of GM crops. Recently however, the Office of Inspector General warned the US Department of Agriculture to be prepared to block the influx of GM foods from foreign countries, if they are believed to pose threats to our health, environment or agriculture. The OIG is concerned that many GM products produced by other countries are not approved by the USDA, and GM crops could begin entering the US illegally or without proper declaration or labels. Read the comple... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2125359 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:05:24 +0100 2125359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1401243&cid=t_169946_86_f&fid=34468&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbrowsing.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fplant-genomics.html Lots of things about this in Science this week: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/vol320/issue5875/index.dtl?etoc (on campus access only, as far as I know). Includes a multimedia feature. There is also an article on ecological costs of GM crops, but this appears under "policy forum", not with the things on genomes of plants. (Source: Browsing) Browsing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1401243 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:55:00 +0100 1401243