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June 29, 2016

'Amazing protein diversity' is discovered in the maize plant
Cold Spring Harbor NY (SPX) Jun 29, 2016
The genome of the corn plant - or maize, as it's called almost everywhere except the US - "is a lot more exciting" than scientists have previously believed. So says the lead scientist in a new effort to analyze and annotate the depth of the plant's genetic resources. "Our new research establishes the amazing diversity of maize, even beyond what we already knew was there," says Doreen Ware, Ph.D., of the US Department of Agriculture and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) in New York. "This ... read more

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				U of T Mississauga professor discovers new origins for farmed rice Chew on this: rice farming is a far older practice than we knew. In fact, the oldest evidence of domesticated rice has just been found in China, and it's about 9,000 years old. The discovery, ... more		Last words: language of China's emperors in peril It was the language of China's last imperial dynasty which ruled a vast kingdom for nearly three centuries. But 71 year old Ji Jinlu is among only a handful of native Manchu speakers left. ... more

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Rains or not, India faces drinking water crisis As large swathes of drought-devastated India desperately wait for the monsoon rains to arrive, one village in the dry, hot north is flush with water. ... more		Blame flows freely as West Bank taps run dry Fatma Ali stands in her small patch of garden in the parched West Bank and wonders how to feed her family of seven when she's had no water in nearly a week. ... more		Framatome opens advanced additive manufacturing hub in France Framatome to supply nuclear fuel for Barakah plant boosting UAE energy security Solestial to Accelerate Space Solar Array Production with $12M SpaceWERX Contract		Kenya's jumbo 'ele-fence' to stop human-wildlife conflict Machete in hand, Kenyan farmer Paul Njoroge points at the broken branches and giant footprints where elephants trampled his bananas, maize, potatoes and sugar cane. ... more
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Immense species richness of bacterial-eating microorganisms discovered in soil Typically ignored, the millions of microorganisms that we tread upon daily play a major role in the decomposition of soil matter - one that is of far greater significance than that of the whales and ... more		Better soil data key for future food security To project how much food can be produced in the future, researchers use agricultural models that estimate crop yield, or how much of a crop can be produced in a certain amount of space. These models ... more		Germany seeks US guarantee before sending Patriots to Ukraine Space Force general to oversee U.S. 'Golden Dome' missile shield China says raised 'solemn representations' with EU over Russia sanctions		How water droplets freeze Freezing water is a central issue for climate, geology and life. On earth, ice and snow cover 10 percent of the land and up to half of the northern hemisphere in winter. Polar ice caps reflect up to ... more
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