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Create live rice varieties on saline soil
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Tobacco plants can replace gasoline
Thanks to genetic modification technology, plants that cause many human health problems can become a source of biofuels for engines.
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Tomatoes, potatoes '2 in 1'
It is the result of the scientific project 'Creating a grafting plant between tomato and potato' that biotechnology engineer Nguyen Thi Trang Nha (SN 1987, has just grad…
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Loss of traditional plant varieties
Farmers in poor countries are losing traditional crop varieties due to the tight management of these companies, making it difficult for them to cope with climate change…
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Successful breeding of 'diving' rice varieties under water
Japanese scientists have just created rice that is capable of producing
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In 2015, Vietnam will have genetically modified crops
Associate Professor, Dr. Le Huy Ham, Director of the Institute of Agricultural Genetics, said that by 2015, Vietnam will have genetically modified plants created by dome…
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Successfully restored the peach variety of Mau Son
Dao households in Mau Son mountain area, Lang Son province, are gradually recovering the famous precious peach variety of the region.
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GM crops do not harm beneficial beetles
Genetically modified plants using Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis), a common soil bacterium, to kill pests will not harm the natural enemies of pests, according to a new stud…
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Learn the origin of sunflowers
Global warming can affect one of the world's major oilseed crops - sunflower. Understanding the genetic information of early sunflowers is key to improving future harves…
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Biofuels: green gold or potential problems?
There seems to be no topic that has many different opinions in the debate about climate change as the topic of biofuels. The likelihood of them positively influencing gr…
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Moss - super food for hunger
The Physcomitrella moss still retains its primitive appearance, bearing similarities to the first plants that appeared on land about 450 million years ago. Only with a v…
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Transgenic potatoes are used as paper
Currently, biotechnology industry is heating up because of genetically modified potatoes. If approved, this GM potato will be the first genetically modified product to b…
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New rice variety: Less water, higher yield
An international team of scientists has produced a kind of rice that can grow better and use water more efficiently than other rice varieties. Professor Andy Pereira of…
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Biofuels boom and world food shortages
In the face of high oil prices while reserves are limited, biofuels emerge as an ideal alternative energy source, while meeting environmental protection goals. Meanwhile…