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How do bacteria help and harm crops?

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glumae cannot cause BPB without this regulatory factor, our next research direction is to find the chemical compounds and physiological conditions that can disable its function,” explains Jong. Jong’s research is also focused on the beneficial interactions that could improve rice and soybean crop yields. “We

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Best STEM Summer Camps in Houston 2024

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Houston has numerous innovative tech, agricultural, and aerospace research centers, so it’s a great place for STEM camps. The acclaimed programs include robotics, coding, data collection, and science research and many offer exciting field trips and outdoor activities along with their tech and science labs.

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Supporting small farms: how protecting local farms can protect local communities

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Supporting small farms: how protecting local farms can protect local communities Published: Small farms make up more than a half of the agricultural land in the US and produce just over a fifth of the country’s agricultural produce. Despite appearances, the vast majority of the food in our supermarkets started out in the dirt.

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes

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Yet, despite these many and varied uses, researchers believe they remain a mostly untapped resource for humanity. Professor Ian Paulsen is the Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, a research centre that spans nine universities across Australia.

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Urban farming for urban families

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The 15th Street Farm NEP teaches its students about the links between agriculture, nutrition and wellness. This is critically important in light of modernisation and the disconnect between humans and the natural world.” In the early 1990s, I was doing my doctoral research in Lesotho, Southern Africa. What do students learn?