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Genomic Ecology of Global Change

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The Genomic Ecology of Global Change theme develops new crops and management methods to maintain agricultural ecosystems in the face of a changing climate.

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The researchers in a laboratory. Between them is a fish tank with an octopus inside. Rhanor Gillette, left, and Ekaterina Gribkova developed an AI that can navigate new environments, seek novelty and rewards, and learn in real time. Their research into the neural pathways that drive behavior in sea slugs and octopuses guided the work. Photo by Fred Zwicky
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From 'CyberSlug' to 'CyberOctopus': New AI explores, remembers, seeks novelty, overcomes obstacles
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$14.8M Grant Supports Singapore Partnership on Precision Fermentation
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$14.8M Grant Supports Singapore Partnership on Precision Fermentation
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Aspergillus flavus is uniquely adapted to survive in bee colonies.
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Researchers find unique adaptations of fungus associated with bee bread
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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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Engineered increase in mesophyll conductance improves photosynthetic efficiency in field trial
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Polymer-based stretchable electrodes to remotely monitor plant growth
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Study brings scientists a step closer to successfully growing plants in space
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Young Cho
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Researchers improve seed nitrogen content by reducing plant chlorophyll levels
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