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Pesticides
Pesticides: are substances that are meant to control pests, also including weeds. Pesticide includes all of the following: herbicide, insecticides nematicide, molluscicide, piscicide, avicide, rodenticide, bactericide, insect repellent, animal repellent, antimicrobial, fungicide and disinfectant.
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JAN 14, 2025Earth & The Environment
Some fungi have been very helpful to humans, like the ascomycetous fungi that generate the antibiotic penicillin. Scient ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2024Earth & The Environment
We rely heavily on plants, which are often exposed to pesticides or fungicides to control insects or fungal diseases, fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2024Earth & The Environment
Pesticides are frequently used in agriculture, and the term can refer to herbicides, which target weeds; insecticides th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2024Earth & The Environment
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A recent study published in Data in Brief via ScienceDirect examines the alarming discovery of hundreds of toxic chemica ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 03, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
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A recent study published in Nature Chemical Biology examines how plants can be engineered to alert for the presence of a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 16, 2023Earth & The Environment
Glyphosate is an active ingredient in the most commonly used herbicide in the world, Roundup.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A study revealed a significant contrast in safety between cannabis grown for the legal versus illegal markets in Canada. ...Written By: Kerry CharronJUL 31, 2023Technology
A recent study published in Advanced Materials examines how recent breakthroughs in nanotechnology could allow for the d ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 16, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 700,000 US troops were part of the Gulf War. It's estimated that 1/3 of those individuals developed a chronic con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Asp caterpillars are also known as Megalopyge opercularis; one is seen in this image from the University of Queensland, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2023Earth & The Environment
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How does urban honeybee-keeping impact wild bee populations? This is what a recent study published in Peerj hopes to add ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 23, 2023Earth & The Environment
Scientists at The University of Toledo created a more reliable strategy to monitor pesticide exposure and protect the he ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAR 30, 2023Cannabis Sciences
The idea of hemp as a source of biofuel is growing in popularity. Here's whyWritten By: Helaine KrysikMAR 22, 2023Plants & Animals
Pesticides have long been a thorny issue among agricultural and environmental experts. While pesticides have been used t ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 07, 2023Microbiology
This powerful, natural compound may also be useful against pathogenic fungi that affect humans.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2023Cannabis Sciences
There's growing concerns that cannabis production and cultivation causes a large carbon footprint. Here are the details.Written By: Helaine Krysik
JAN 14, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Some fungi have been very helpful to humans, like the ascomycetous fungi that generate the antibiotic penicillin. Scient
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2024
Earth & The Environment
We rely heavily on plants, which are often exposed to pesticides or fungicides to control insects or fungal diseases, fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Pesticides are frequently used in agriculture, and the term can refer to herbicides, which target weeds; insecticides th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2024
Earth & The Environment
We've all noticed how much insects love to fly around lights. But why? Many theories have been proposed, but now we have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Introduction Clinical medicine aims to develop novel treatments to fight disease and as a result, must constantly
...
JAN 14, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
A study published in JAMA Network Open analyzed knowledge of hemp-derived cannabinoids such as cannabidiol (CBD), Delta
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 05, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
Hemp is a versatile crop used to make many types of products, including clothing. Here's why.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
DEC 07, 2023
Plants & Animals
A Cornell University study found that higher cannabinoid concentrations in hemp leaves led to proportionately less damag
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 13, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Data in Brief via ScienceDirect examines the alarming discovery of hundreds of toxic chemica
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 03, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
In recent years, a growing body of evidence has suggested that air pollution exposure is linked to neurodegenerative dis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2023
Neuroscience
People living in areas with median levels of PM 2.5 air pollution have a 56% higher risk of developing Parkinson's d
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 27, 2023
Plants & Animals
A recent study published in Nature Chemical Biology examines how plants can be engineered to alert for the presence of a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 16, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Glyphosate is an active ingredient in the most commonly used herbicide in the world, Roundup.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A study revealed a significant contrast in safety between cannabis grown for the legal versus illegal markets in Canada.
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUL 31, 2023
Technology
A recent study published in Advanced Materials examines how recent breakthroughs in nanotechnology could allow for the d
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 16, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 700,000 US troops were part of the Gulf War. It's estimated that 1/3 of those individuals developed a chronic con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Asp caterpillars are also known as Megalopyge opercularis; one is seen in this image from the University of Queensland,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are compounds made of carbon that are emitted as gases into the air. They have a high
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
MAY 02, 2023
Plants & Animals
How does urban honeybee-keeping impact wild bee populations? This is what a recent study published in Peerj hopes to add
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Scientists at The University of Toledo created a more reliable strategy to monitor pesticide exposure and protect the he
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAR 30, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
The idea of hemp as a source of biofuel is growing in popularity. Here's why
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
MAR 22, 2023
Plants & Animals
Pesticides have long been a thorny issue among agricultural and environmental experts. While pesticides have been used t
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 07, 2023
Microbiology
This powerful, natural compound may also be useful against pathogenic fungi that affect humans.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
There's growing concerns that cannabis production and cultivation causes a large carbon footprint. Here are the details.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik