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Genetic engineering can have a positive effect on the climate

More extense use of existing genetically modified crops in Europe could reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Isabel03/03/2022

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Weeds help mango trees, and possibly others, make more fruit

Weeds, the world’s most unwanted plants, might help trees make more fruit.

Isabel02/03/2022

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Underwater ‘breathing’ plants could be key to stress-resistant crops

Researchers examine the formation of air channels in wetland plants, a protective trait that makes them resilient to environmental stresses.

Isabel01/03/2022

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Scientists take major step in understanding domestication of corn

Scientists are learning how to peer back through millennia of domestication to learn how a wild grassy plant known as teosinte developed into corn, the modern cash crop grown across the globe. The research allows scientists to compare genes in…

Isabel28/02/2022

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Researchers develop microscope to image microbes in soil and plants at micrometer scale

Live imaging of microbes in soil would help scientists understand how soil microbial processes occur on the scale of micrometers, where microbial cells interact with minerals, organic matter, plant roots and other microorganisms. Because the soil environment is both heterogeneous…

Isabel25/02/2022

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Genetic engineering can have a positive effect on the climate

Weeds help mango trees, and possibly others, make more fruit

Underwater ‘breathing’ plants could be key to stress-resistant crops

Scientists take major step in understanding domestication of corn

Researchers develop microscope to image microbes in soil and plants at micrometer scale

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