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• Science Matters: Plant Genetics and the Environment

  What if plants could grow with less water, in poor soil, using less fertilizer or toxic chemical pesticides to produce food for a hungry world? Or what if plants could remove toxic substances from the environment? UCSD plant biologist Julian Schroeder Read More...
  Posted Sunday, July 29, 2007 8:15 AM by Veritas / 0 Comments

  Tags: environment, biology, plants, genetics, agriculture, UCSD, Schroeder, genes

• Genetic Engineering in Agriculture: Super Plants for 21st Century

  During the 20th century, the yield of crop plants has increased dramatically thanks to new technologies and cultivation practices. Genetic engineering- the most powerful of these new technologies- has produced crops that are resistant to insects, viruses, Read More...
  Posted Sunday, July 29, 2007 8:12 AM by Veritas / 0 Comments

  Tags: Genomics, plants, genetics, gene, agriculture, UCLA