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Promoting precious genetic resources
Biology

Promoting precious genetic resources

Currently in our country, the field of creating genetically modified organisms, transgenic research into plants (GM) is being approached, invested and implemented with s…

December 16, 2018
Brown BPH outbreaks, why?
Biology

Brown BPH outbreaks, why?

Tens of thousands of farmers are losing their sleep because of brown backed rice plant hoppers. Why do hoppers flare and how to resist psyllids? Below is the article of…

December 16, 2018
'Vietnamese hybrid 24' - rice 'Vietnamese brand'
Biology

'Vietnamese hybrid 24' - rice 'Vietnamese brand'

After the introduction of the first Vietnamese hybrid rice variety, Viet lai 20 won the science and technology award in 2005, the scientists of the Rice Research Institu…

December 16, 2018
New role of tiny RNA in plant growth
Biology

New role of tiny RNA in plant growth

Biological researchers at Rice Institute, MIT found microRNA plays an essential role in gene expression. Discovered for the first time from previous years, scientists ar…

December 16, 2018
Gene mutations create the aroma of jasmine rice
Biology

Gene mutations create the aroma of jasmine rice

Thai scientists have identified the gene that makes rice fragrant. They quickly applied for a patent to protect this secret. This mutation occurs in one of the genes tha…

December 16, 2018
Japan creates hard, high-yield rice varieties
Biology

Japan creates hard, high-yield rice varieties

Japanese scientists have just created a hard-leaf rice variety, which helps boost yields, reducing the amount of fertilizer used in fields. Hard leaf allows sunlight to…

December 16, 2018
The mouse knows stilts
Animal world

The mouse knows stilts

Matt Binstead, an amateur photographer at the Wildlife Center in England, took a picture of the mouse using his two hind legs and the tail of two rice hulls.

December 16, 2018