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Aristolochic acid (AA), a carcinogenic compound found in Aristolochia plants has been confirmed to contribute to the high rates of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UUC) in Taiwan.
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Since 1975 researchers at Damanhur have been experimenting with plants, measuring the reactivity of plants to their environment and their capacity to learn and communicate.
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Damanhur, an eco-society based on ethical and spiritual values, has centers and activities in Italy, Europe, Japan and the United States. They are experimenting with plants and generating music from them.
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Kew Botanical Gardens is one of the most alluring and beautiful places in London. With an early best of 'summer sunshine' I have been venturing around taking some photographs which capture the magic of Kew.
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As spring takes hold in the Spanish countryside, a myriad of beautiful flowers appear, making a walk an absolute pleasure.
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Edinburgh -
Some recent scientific research suggests that, like people, plants have daily and seasonal rhythms. The results of the research, into a protein contained within many plants, could possibly lead to improvements for agricultural production.
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Two teams of scientists studying Arabidopsis thaliana, a common European plant, found flexible genes that respond to climate changes, giving the plant a better chance of surviving and reproducing, but found limits to this flexibility strategy also.
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A killer plant growing in a garden nursery in Somerset, England has trapped a blue tit bird and devoured it. It is believed to be only the second time such an event has been documented anywhere in the world.
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Toronto -
Part of Toronto's charm is that it remains a city full of greenery, even in the midst of growing construction. That touch of nature at every turn is something that residents may take for granted until there is a threat.
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Coca-Cola Philippines in cooperation with World Wide Fund (WWF) has embarked on a campaign to reduce pollution in the congested Metropolitan Manila cities of more than 11 million people by installing a 60'x60' billboard that absorbs air pollution.
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Plants Headlines
A gene that is responsible for helping plants to stay dormant at night is discovered by scientists.
Journalists have been allowed inside Japan's Fukushima plant for the first time since the tsunami that devastated the plant last year.
 The company that owns the locked-out Electro-Motive plant in London, Ont., has decided to close the plant permanently.
A Caithness nuclear power plant's dome, the SS Great Britain and Belgrave Hall Museum are in the running for a jelly replica.
The world's oldest working nuclear power plant is closing down after 45 years.
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