ABSTRACT: The latitudinal distribution of species is primarily driven by physical factors, particularly temperature. However, several studies suggest the importance of non-climatic physical stressors, ...

There are two key types of selection in a plant breeding program, namely selection of hybrids for potential commercial use and the selection of parents for use in future breeding. Oakey et al. (in ...

Scientists in Italy are reporting development and successful use of a fast new method to identify food additives that act as so-called "xenoestrogens" -- substances with estrogen-like effects that are ...

8 April 2013. At the 11th AD/PD 2013 Conference held last month in Florence, Italy, the last day unfolded as is often the case at long conferences: Some of the most anticipated talks spilled their new ...

He also outperformed him on IQ tests. Their mother Lynn Parker, from Crewe, Cheshire, told the programme: "The twin that came off the additives has been conforming a lot and has developed a sense of ...

Results of a large-scale innovative Citizen Science experiment called Project M, which involved more than 1,000 scientists, 800 samples and 110 U.K. secondary schools in a huge experiment, were ...

Most marketing measurement models operate on a simple assumption: effects are additive. Campaign A drives 100 leads, Campaign B drives 200, so the total impact is 300. But in reality, marketing often ...

Artificial colourings and preservatives in food and drink boost levels of hyperactivity in pre-school children and urgent consideration should be given to removing them, doctors will claim today.