Imperial Valley News Center
New organic plant breeding effort to produce novel varieties and train new breeders
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- Written by Pat Bailey
Davis, California - A new effort to provide California growers with seeds for tomato, bean, pepper and other crop varieties that are specially bred for organic farming has been launched at UC Davis.
Global fossil-fuel emissions could decline in 2015
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- Written by Mark Shwartz
Stanford, California - Annual global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels could drop slightly in 2015, according to a report from the Global Carbon Project led by a Stanford University researcher. This surprising result contrasts with the rapid growth in emissions before 2014, underlining the need for action to stabilize and permanently lower global CO2 emissions, the researchers conclude.
Engineers invent process to accelerate protein evolution
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- Written by Ramin Skibba
Stanford, California - All living things require proteins, members of a vast family of molecules that nature "makes to order" according to the blueprints in DNA.
U.S. Senate report on CIA torture flawed on several fronts
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- Written by Clifton B. Parker
Stanford, California - The U.S. Senate summary report on the allegations of CIA torture during the "war on terror" failed to live up to its original purpose, a Stanford scholar said.
Scientists develop 'Shazam for earthquakes'
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- Written by Ker Than
Stanford, California - An algorithm inspired by a popular song-matching app is helping Stanford scientists find previously overlooked earthquakes in large databases of ground motion measurements.
Prospects brighten a bit for improved China-Taiwan relationship
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- Written by Dan Stober
Stanford, California - In the wake of the recent historic meeting of the leaders of China and Taiwan, the Stanford News Service asked two of the university's Asia experts about the aftermath of that meeting and its possible effects on political relations between the two countries, the military situation and Taiwan's Jan. 16 presidential and parliamentary elections.
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