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Green Revolution Saved Over 100 Million Infant Lives in Developing World, Yet Could Go Further

New research shows that since modern crop varieties were introduced in the developing world starting in 1961, they have substantially reduced infant mortality, especially for male babies and among poor households.

Isabel15/01/2021

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Ancient DNA Continues To Rewrite Corn’s 9,000-Year Society-Shaping History

Some 9,000 years ago, corn as it is known today did not exist. Ancient peoples in southwestern Mexico encountered a wild grass called teosinte that offered ears smaller than a pinky finger with just a handful of stony kernels. But…

Isabel14/01/2021

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What makes peppers blush

Bright red, tasty and healthy, that’s how we know and love bell peppers. A research team has deciphered in detail at the protein level what makes them turn red as they ripen. At the heart of the project are the…

Isabel13/01/2021

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Chloroplasts on the move

The genetic material of plants, animals and humans is well protected in the nucleus of each cell and stores all the information that forms an organism. In addition, cells contain small organelles that contain their own genetic material. These include…

Isabel12/01/2021

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Male weeds may hold key to their own demise

Scientists are getting closer to finding the genes for maleness in waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, two of the most troublesome agricultural weeds in the U.S. Finding the genes could enable new “genetic control” methods for the weeds, which, in many…

Isabel11/01/2021

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Green Revolution Saved Over 100 Million Infant Lives in Developing World, Yet Could Go Further

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