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    • An international vision for wheat improvement - 16 May

      By 2050, a 60% increase in wheat production will be needed to meet the demand of a growing population. The Wheat Initiative, an international consortium gathering public institutions and private companies, was created as part of the 2011…

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    • Malaria parasites manipulate mosquitoes - 16 May

      Scientists will attempt to find out how malaria parasites manipulate their mosquito hosts after discovering that smell could be a major factor…

    • Stem cell renewal process discovery - 3 May

      Scientists have made a fundamental discovery about how the properties of embryonic stem cells are controlled. The study focused on the process by which these cells renew and increase in number…

    • New grass hybrid could help reduce the likelihood of flooding - 25 April

      A collaboration of plant and soil scientists from across the UK has shown a grass hybrid species could help reduce the impact of flooding. The BBSRC-funded scientists used a hybridised species of grass called perennial ryegrass…

    • Bugs produce diesel on demand - 22 April

      It sounds like science fiction but a team from the University of Exeter, with support from Shell, has developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel on demand. While the technology still faces many significant commercialisation…

    • Synthetic Biology: Nanoscopic cages for big applications - 17 April

      Scientists have developed a new type of nanoparticle with potential applications in chemistry, biology and medicine. The findings, published in Science and led by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Bristol…

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