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The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

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I believe this will be the park that all Richmonders go to. It will become a heavily used and friendly public space,” said ...

Experts want to combat new species of plants that are moving around within the United States, and coming from around the ...

"It's what we call top-down control." Scientists invent unique solution to combat invasive plants without chemicals: 'They have natural enemies' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits.

1 College of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Normal University, Ürümqi, China 2 Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes of Ministry of Education, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Institute of ...

Recent scientific evidence suggests consciousness is more than just a function of the brain and three theories have emerged ...

All in, the 2025 Expedition is better suited for both on- and off-road use than previous iterations. The body mounts and shocks make for a smoother ride for the driver and passengers, and towing ...

1 Laboratory of Plant Molecular Pathology and Functional Genomics, Department of Plant Biosciences, School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National ...

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