New Chapter in DNA Research

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A new study published in the journal Nature reports that researchers have decoded the DNA of a weed called Arabidopsis. The breakthrough in agricultural technology is expected to advance the field of genetically engineered crops.

Plant Genetics

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EU Parliament votes to ban stem-cell research; firms wary

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The European Union Parliament has voted to prohibit embryonic stem-cell research. Biotechnology companies have raised concerns that the decision could negatively affect the European sector.

Government domestic functions, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Science and technology policy, Cells (Biology), Powers and duties, Cells, Stem cells, European Union. European Parliament

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A milestone in the conquest of nature

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The completion of the sequencing of the human genome in the Human Genome Project could allow for future research into the effect of genetics on behavior.

Biochemistry, Chromosome mapping

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