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A Natural Obsession
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Organic foods are exploding in popularity. But fears of biotechnology—and a widespread mistrust of science—won’t help efforts to create a truly sustainable agriculture.
When delegates from 192 nations arrive in Copenhagen in December for the UN COP15 summit, they will confront a 181-page draft negotiation text, 2,000 bracketed passages still in [...]
Snorkel rice could feed millions
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A new rice plant has been developed which grows “snorkels” when exposed to floods.
A paper in the journal Nature, describes how the plant elongates rapidly in response to being submerged.
One of the scientists, Motoyaki Ashikari from Nagoya University in Japan, said “the impact is huge”.
It could also boost the production of rice in [...]
Food Revolution That Starts With Rice
photo credit: Stephen Hill
ITHACA, N.Y. — Many a professor dreams of revolution. But Norman T. Uphoff, working in a leafy corner of the Cornell University campus, is leading an inconspicuous one centered on solving the global food crisis. The secret, he says, is a new way of growing rice.
Rejecting old customs as well as [...]
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