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Genome study reveals prehistoric Ethiopian origins of coffee
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCoffee undoubtedly is a big part of global culture, and the kind made from the Arabica bean is the...
Cranberries can bounce, float and pollinate themselves: The saucy science of a Thanksgiving classic
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCranberries grow on vines in sandy bogs and marshes. Lance Cheung, USDA/Flickr Cranberries are a...
Cotton breeders are using genetic insights to make this global crop more sustainable
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA cotton field in Lubbock, Texas AP Photo/LM OteroProducts derived from the cotton plant show up in...
Molecule named after Keanu Reeves kills microbes ‘efficiently’, study says
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA natural antimicrobial product named after Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves is effective against fungi...
How a single honey bee colony led to a species invasion
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSwarm of invasive Apis cerana in Cairns, North Queensland. In evolutionary terms, every invasive...
The gene-editing technology in your store-bought tomatoes that could eat agriculture
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe small tomatoes on shelves of supermarkets in Japan may look like normal fruit, but they are...
Understanding of Earth's flowering plants blossoms in genome study
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFlowering plants - from corn, wheat, rice and potatoes to maple, oak, apple and cherry trees as well...
These invasive ants have bizarre genomes that defy biology
Salon via Yahoo News· 11 months agoClose-up of yellow crazy ant on green leaf Getty Images/afe207 Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis...
From toxic fungus to soy sauce superstar
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 1 month agoNearly 9,000 years ago, around the time that humans were first domesticating corn and pigs, some people in China were taming fungi. One such fungus, the...
Baker: New tools can change mosquitoes' DNA, but should it be done?
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEditor's note: Part 1 Suppose Sauron — or perhaps Gandalf — were to offer you a magical golden ring...