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Super Plants: Could Re-Wired Plants Be the New Cancer Killers?
The chemical lab of the future could look like a farm, with thousands of plants naturally using photosynthesis to produce complex drugs, chemicals, and biofuels, according to a Danish research team.
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Plants to Plastics—Can Nature Compete in Commodity Polymers?
Nexant, Inc. today announced the publication of Plants to Plastics—Can Nature Compete in Commodity Polymers?, the newest title in its series of ChemSystems Special
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Most indoor plants are tropical and don't do well where winters are cold
The plants grown as houseplants may have serious disadvantages that prevent them from being happy in the garden, but have other advantages that help them survive indoors.
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Exelon to update earthquake risk at nuclear plants
Nuclear plants throughout the central and eastern United States must be reassessed within four years to determine how well they might withstand earthquakes, including plants in Illinois and Iowa where new geological data suggest earthquakes could be more frequent and intense than previously believed, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.
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How to Make Electricity Using Plants and Sunshine
A new system combines the power of plants and photovoltaics to make solar power cheap and durable. David Biello reports
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Steroids control gas exchange in plants
Plants leaves are sealed with a gas-tight wax layer to prevent water loss. Plants breathe through microscopic pores called stomata on the surfaces of leaves. As the key conduits for CO2 uptake and water evaporation, stomata are critical for both our climate and plant productivity. Thus, not surprisingly, the total number and distribution of stomata are strictly regulated by plants to optimize ...
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Italy Turns to Oil-Fired Power Plants as Russia Trims Supply
Italy turned to oil-fired power stations after lower Russian natural-gas deliveries forced the country to declare an emergency as freezing conditions gripped Europe and pushed up heating demand.
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Yardsmart: Torture-tested plants can still come up roses
Vivid color such as this did not appear until the genes of Asian roses were introduced to the European species.
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Gardening: Learning how to propagate plants is an exciting way to share your plants with others
Plants can be propagated by sexual or asexual means. Sexual propagation is starting plants from seed. Multiplying of plants from vegetative plant parts such as shoots, roots and leaves or bulbs and corms is called asexual propagation.Asexual propagation will grow plants with the same characteristics as the parent plant. It is the best method of reproduction when a plant produces seeds which are ...
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Use native plants to help stop soil erosion
•If you have questions about agricultural, coastal and marine resource issues, the University of Guam's specialists have the answers. Send email to seagrantguahan@gmail.com or call 777-6609.
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