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WashU biologists, led by Xuehua Zhong in Arts & Sciences, investigated the inner workings of DNA methylation in plants. Their ...

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SALINEVILLE – Southern Local High School science students are utilizing some real-world studies in their classroom. Dr. Lisa ...

With new funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, scientists in Montana State University’s Department of Plant ...

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