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Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto in patent case

May 14, 2013 The high court said Monday an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.'s patents on soybean seeds resistant to its weedkiller by growing the beans without buying new seeds from the corporation. Read More

Mighty algae could lead to biofuels breakthrough

May 10, 2013 OSU researcher Gerald Schoenknecht and his team recently completed genome sequencing for an algae that thrives inside active volcanoes. The researchers hope to use their findings to help make tough algae for use in manufacturing biofuels. Read More

Oklahoma researcher discovers 'gatekeeper' gene

May 07, 2013 A scientist from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has uncovered a gene responsible for making sure the location of organelles inside nerve cells doesn't interfere with their vital ability to send and receive messages. Read More

OKC Beautiful: Be on the lookout for fungal diseases May 06, 2013 Carla Sharpe: Wind carried fungal diseases can damage your garden. Tips for combating the problem. Read More

Tree lovers explore Oklahoma City's Martin Park

April 23, 2013 A Saturday event at Martin Park Nature Center in Oklahoma City, in conjunction with Earth Day. offered clues as to how trees get their names. Read More

Four OMRF scientists in Oklahoma City receive commendations

April 23, 2013 Dr. Patrick Gaffney won the Oklahoma City foundation's highest honor for research into lupus-related genes. Read More

Oklahoma lawmakers stay busy lowering bar for students April 22, 2013 GRADE inflation usually focuses on artificially boosting students' grades, but state lawmakers are upping the ante. Legislation advancing at the Oklahoma Capitol would inflate schools' grades by allowing districts to declare students “proficient” in core subjects — without actually testing them. Senate Bill... Read More

Oklahoma wildlife officials to search for prairie chickens

April 06, 2013 This is the second year of the range-wide aerial surveys for the bird whose population numbers have declined dramatically in recent years Read More

Movie review: 'Jurassic Park 3D'

April 05, 2013 ‘Jurassic Park' still has bite, with or without the 3-D makeover. Read More

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation gets $7.8 million grant

April 02, 2013 The grant from the National Institutes of Health will help five Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists jump-start new projects over the next five years. Read More

Edmond students grow crops, cultivate imagination in school garden

March 12, 2013 St. Mary's Episcopal Elementary School students in Edmond are in the gardening business. Work by students in the Beyond the Classroom program is under way for the spring growing season. Read More

Water concerns dominate Norman City Council meeting February 28, 2013 Norman City Council members Tuesday approved an ordinance restricting the use of phosphorus-based fertilizers believed to be harming Lake Thunderbird and discussed ways to deal with an ongoing drought that is affecting the lake's level. Read More

Norman City Council to consider fertilizer ordinance February 26, 2013 Norman City Council members Tuesday will consider an ordinance limiting the use of fertilizers containing phosphorus, which can cause an increase in algae growth if washed into Lake Thunderbird. Read More

Gardening Q&A: Peach leaf curl is a preventable disease February 18, 2013 Ray Ridlen advises readers about the symptoms, causes and treatments for peach leaf curl, a common disease of peaches. Read More

Paleontologist digs deep for dinosaurs in Oklahoma and elsewhere

February 04, 2013 Paul Sereno does not know exactly what Oklahoma looked like 120 million years ago, but the University of Chicago paleontologist has more than an educated guess, thanks to a giant carnivorous dinosaur called acrocanthosaurus that was found near Atoka. Read More

Meeting scheduled Monday on protecting lesser prairie chicken

February 04, 2013 LAMAR, Colo. — A public meeting is scheduled Monday to discuss ways to protect the lesser prairie chicken. Read More

Bodywork: Top 5 medicine and health trends for 2013

January 01, 2013 Great advances in medical research and treatment will be in the works for 2013. Read More

Where is the evidence? December 26, 2012 In response to Uchenne Mbaroanye (Your Views, Dec 15): In addition to theories, science has laws. A law is a fact to which there are no known exceptions; such as the law of biogenesis — only life begets life. Sir Frances Crick, co-discoverer of DNA, recognized the problem this presented for evolution and... Read More

Edmond sisters take drastic measures against cancer

December 04, 2012 When sisters Wendy Shepherd and Stacey Holden, of Edmond, OK, found out that they carried the “breast cancer gene,” they decided they would take any steps necessary to reduce their chance of dying young like their mother did. Read More

Oklahoma health and medical news briefs November 25, 2012 Health and medical news briefs for Nov. 25 Read More