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Stephan Lane, left, and Huimin Zhao at the Robotics Showcase and Demo Day.
From left: Nilmani Singh, Jingxia Lu, Zhixin Zhu, and Huimin Zhao
The researchers found that muscle with nerves released more of the brain-boosting factors than muscle without nerves. Pictured, from left: Professor Joon Kong and students Kai Yu Huang, Yujin An and Sehong Kang.
Coralie Salesse-Smith (right) and Steve Long have proven in a model crop that an increase in mesophyll conductance can be engineered, and that it leads to an increase in photosynthesis.
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Jonathan Sweedler (left) and Fan Lam