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Castor-oil Plants Genetically Altered To Produce New Bio-lubricants

Researchers have genetically altered castor-oil plant so as to use it as a factory to produce bio lubricants. ...  > full story

Plants’ Internal Clock Can Improve Climate Change Models

The ability of plants to tell the time, a mechanism common to all living beings, enables them to survive, grow and reproduce. Scientists have studied this ...  > full story

New Fossil Primate Suggests Common Asian Ancestor, Challenges Primates Such As 'Ida'

A new fossil primate from Myanmar (previously known as Burma) suggests that the common ancestor of humans, monkeys and apes evolved ...  > full story

Domestication Of Chile Pepper Provides Insights Into Crop Origin And Evolution

Chile peppers have long played an important role in the diets of Mesoamerican people. Capsicum annuum is one of five domesticated ...  > full story
 

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