A new vertical seed distribution trait for soybean breeding
As the human population increases and protein demand doubles, modern plant breeders must further optimize soybean plant ...
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault Attracts Controversy While Preserving Worldwide Food Access [Opinion]
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway holds millions of seeds from thousands of species of agricultural plants, but this ...
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Pando, the world's largest organism, may have been growing nonstop since the 1st humans left Africa, study suggests
Pando is the world's largest tree. Its name means "I spread" in Latin, and it does indeed spread: The organism has given rise ...
Glowing Plants and Silk-Coated Seeds: How MIT Is Developing the Future of Farming
Researchers at MIT are developing innovative agricultural technologies such as stress-signaling plants, microbial fertilizers, and protective seed coatings to adapt farming to climate change and ...
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The arctic vault that could safeguard humanity's future
The Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway, is one of humanity's greatest achievements, and may very well one day be our salvation. Amidst the wars and always-escalating geopolitics of the 20th and ...
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Video Vault: MCWS showdown between Paul Skenes and Rhett Lowder lived up to all the hype
Wake Forest, the No. 1 overall seed in the 2023 NCAA tournament, matched up with five-seed LSU in the Men's College World Series semifinals. The Tigers and Demon Deacons were the only two teams to ...
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Africa: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi - Preserving the Cultural Heritage
In 2008, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault was inaugurated on the Norwegian island of Spitzbergen. It is intended to be a secure backup facility for the world's crop diversity. More than 100 metres below ...