Tag: maize
Crops employ “austerity measures” to conserve water in drought conditions
By limiting the growth of their roots, grassy crops conserve soil water during drought.
Genetic tweak makes plants produce enzyme-replacing drug
Culturing mammalian cells is currently the only way to make some complex proteins used in certain drugs; but growing such ...
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Scientists reconstruct Cleopatra’s legendary perfume
If Cleopatra was closeby, you'd probably smell her before you see her.
Microplastics are now snowing over the Arctic
There's no place spared from our pollution when it falls from the sky.
Fossil Friday: leg bones lead to extinct giant penguin in New Zealand
New Zealand isn't a stranger to extinct big birds.
Hydrogen-powered aircraft with 500 miles range is set to disrupt aviation
Air travel is surging around the world. Our only shot at decarbonizing the industry is to radically change the way...
