Washington University in St. Louis
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How early farmers helped barnyard grass become one of the ‘world’s worst’ weeds
Vavilovian mimicry allowed barnyard grass to become the scourge of rice cultivation ...
Glenn Stone: Anti-GMO activists can’t be blamed for Golden Rice’s unfulfilled promise
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. GMO proponents often claim ...
Stem cells advance personalized treatment for GI problems
A method of growing human cells from tissue removed from a patient’s gastrointestinal (GI) tract eventually may help scientists develop ...
Social insects can’t recognize their kin, and that’s good for the group
W.D. Hamilton pointed out, in an article that revolutionized the study of social evolution, that you can pass on genes ...
Stomach cells naturally revert to stem cells
New research has shown that the stomach naturally produces more stem cells than previously realized, likely for repair of injuries ...