A group of scientists called CAST (Council for Agricultural Science and Technology) recently released a detailed research paper titled, Convergence of Agriculture and Energy: Implications for Research and Policy, that takes a comprehensive look at how biofuel development will affect our economy and environment. A group of scientists called CAST (Council for Agricultural Science and Technology) recently released a detailed research paper titled, Convergence of Agriculture and Energy:...

The issue of sharing research data on avian influenza is shaping up to be the most controversial and potentially damaging item on this year's agenda of the World Health Assembly. The World Health Organization has been working feverishly to get nations to prepare for a potential avian flu pandemic that could kill millions of people. The annual assembly of 193 governments, which opens in Geneva on Monday, will debate ways to tackle a possible bird flu pandemic. The Indonesian government...

The victim who was once treated for three days at Adam Malik Haj Hospital was declared bird flu patient according to a medical test conducted by the Health Ministry's Research and Development Centre four hours before the expectant woman died, Antara's reliable source, Prof. The victim who was once treated for three days at Adam Malik Haj Hospital was declared bird flu patient according to a medical test conducted by the Health Ministry's Research and Development Centre four hours before...

May 11--Humans are not the only species in Utah that may boast of a clean lifestyle. As federal officials disclosed on Thursday that tainted fish feed has been distributed to 120 fish hatcheries and farms in the Pacific Northwest and Canada, Utah regulators announced that ingredients used at the state's hatcheries are free from contaminates. As federal officials disclosed on Thursday that tainted fish feed has been distributed to 120 fish hatcheries and farms in the Pacific Northwest and...

When the Egyptian government outlawed raising poultry on roofs and balconies in February of last year to curb bird flu, he whisked his brood straight into his bedroom. Within a month the government ran out of vaccine and sent police to cull an estimated 15 million birds, or 80 percent of the country's poultry. People hid their poultry from the government's execution squads, contributing to the spread of the disease, according to the World Health Organization. What complicates matters is...