Moss is a super model for feeding the hungry

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Photo shows the spore capsule of Physcomitrella. This is actually the diploid phase of the life cycle which is very restricted in mosses. Credit: University of Leeds
Photo shows the spore capsule of Physcomitrella. This is actually the diploid phase of the life cycle, which is very restricted in mosses. Credit: University of Leeds

One of the simplest plants on the planet could help scientists create crops to survive the ravages of drought.


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Rare gorilla twins born in Uganda

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Rare mountain gorilla twins have been born in Uganda's Bwindi Forest, home to around half the world's population of the endangered primates, a wildlife official said Wednesday.

What's good for the mouse is good for the monkey: Skin cells reprogrammed into stem cells

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Scientists have successfully created the first induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell lines from adult monkey skin cells. The research, published by Cell Press in the December issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, demonstrates ...
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