Toxin sparks organic scare

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Top scientists have questioned the safety of organic farming following the discovery of high levels of fumonisin, a fungal mycotoxin, in organic maize products sold in shops in the United Kingdom, and have called for research into the possibility that organic foods could be more prone to contamination by potentially harmful substances generated by moulds. Some scientists have gone as far as to suggest that the growth in organic farming could see ergot, a cereal crop fungus that killed thousands of people in Medieval Europe, make a comeback.

Health aspects, Organic farming

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Sex, violence and sneaky tactics

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An overview of research into terrestrial invertebrates in the light of Sir David Attenborough's latest series "Life in the Undergrowth". George McGovern, assistant curator of entomology at the Oxford Museum of Natural History and a consultant on the series, notes that Attenborough has such pull that he is able to attract respected scholars to his work and that the show could help get a new generation interested in researching arthropods.

Science & research, Product introduction, New Products/Services, Public affairs, Research, Influence, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Works, Media coverage, Invertebrates, Nature television programs, Attenborough, David, Life in the Undergrowth (Television program), McGovern, George (British entomologist)

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Cuts trigger plant warning

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The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has announced that the Silsoe Research Institute is to lose its funding from 2006, making it the third state-funded agriculture research centre in four years to face closure. The move has led experts and union leaders to warn that the UK's ability to combat the threat of new plant diseases could be severely reduced.

Government expenditures, Services discontinued, Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities, Agricultural Research, Government finance, Service discontinuation

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