Toting Up the Early Harvest Of Transgenic Plants

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Agricultural scientists began to use molecular biology techniques to introduce desired genes into plants in the 1980s. By using these techniques the time consuming process of breeding was avoided. While there is some opposition to the consumption of genetically altered plants in Europe, though United States, Argentina, China, and Canada are more accepting of the techniques and many products contain genetically altered plant products.

Plant genetic engineering

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Temperate Forests Gain Ground

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Research indicates that many forests in temperate areas are prospering. Factors increasing forest growth include recycling, development of nonwood construction materials and reversion of farmland to forests. Improved lumber and timber technologies are also conserving forests. Applying modern agricultural methods to forestry could bring further gains.

Forests and forestry, Forests, Forest ecology

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Engineering Plants to Cope With Metals

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Innovations in transgenic crops could enable some plants to do well in soils with high heavy metal content, while other plants would actually clean up the metal. However, researchers say that extensive field trials are necessary before such crops can be planted on contaminated soil.

Innovations, Environmental aspects, Soil pollution, Soils, Heavy metals

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