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Fundamental study to improve global wheat production

[ad_1] In a landmark study, an international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Western Australia, sequenced and analyzed the genomes of 15 wheat varieties representing farming programs from around the world. The research provides the most comprehensive atlas of wheat genome sequences reported to date. Wheat, one …

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New wheat and barley genomes will help feed the world

[ad_1] An international research collaboration, which includes scientists from the University of Adelaide’s Waite Research Institute, has unlocked a new genetic variation in wheat and barley, a major impetus for the global effort in breeding high-grade wheat and barley varieties. yield. Researchers from the 10+ Wheat Genomes project, led by …

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Research creates living droplets that produce hydrogen, paving the way for future alternative energy sources

[ad_1] Electron microscope image of a densely packed droplet of hydrogen-producing algal cells. Scale bar, 10 micrometers. Prof Xin Huang, Harbin Institute of Technology Scientists have built tiny droplet-based microbial factories that produce hydrogen, instead of oxygen, when exposed to daylight in the air. The results of the international research …

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Worm-like robots swimming in soil to measure crop underworld

[ad_1] Crop scientists over the years have learned a lot about how plants grow above the ground, but much less is known about roots and their interactions with the soil. Now, a Cornell project funded by two separate three-year grants will develop worm-like soil swimming robots to detect and record …

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Scientists design a new framework for clean water

[ad_1] Artist’s illustration of water molecules. A research team led by Berkeley Lab has designed a new crystalline material that targets and traps copper ions from wastewater with unprecedented precision and speed. (Credit: Sashkin / Shutterstock) WWe rely on water to quench our thirst and to irrigate abundant agricultural land. …

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