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A professor of horticulture at Penn State, Lynch believes that understanding plant root architecture may be the key to producing enough food to feed the world’s expanding population. The goal is the generation of new crop varieties and cropping systems adapted to the stressful soils of eastern and southern Africa. Correlated with genetic information, root …
Chemistry World – US researchers have found a way to scale up DNA origami into larger structures by using ’tiles’ instead of ‘staples’ to pin them in place. Scaling up is crucial for the further development of DNA origami, which has great potential in providing cheap access to complicated nanostructures. A likely resulting application is …
A hormone responsible for the body’s stress response is also linked to the growth of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, according to JDRF- funded researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California. The findings are the latest advances to underscore the potential for regeneration as a key component of a possible cure for …
The Tata Magic Iris has a five-seater miniature load-runner van for less than $2000. * powered by a 611cc engine (0.6-litre)* the diesel engine is capable of just 8.2kW or power (11 horsepower); in comparison, most ride-on mowers pump out at least 10.5kW. * Max speed of 55 km/h * 10-litre fuel tank* due on …