Arabidopsis in space

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The seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana were used in research project designed to help grow crops for long missions to the Moon and Mars and find out the influences of gravity and light on plant growth. The experiment would give botanists a better understanding of plant genetics, add to NASA's knowledge about crop plants behavior in low gravity and also help space agencies develop ways to grow food away from Earth's atmosphere.

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A U.K. lawn turns 150

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The Park Grass experiment, which was founded in 1856 by John Bennet Lawes, has completed 150 successful years and it has become the world's longest-running ecological experiment. The utility of Park Grass is going strong even after 150 years and the British Ecology Society is planning setting up some long-term experiments of their own through a new foundation, the Ecological Continuity Trust.

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The sniffling sheep

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The role of bacterial biofilms in chronic sinusitis was investigated by developing a sheep model to enable better treatments. Sheep were used for this investigation since they have a similar anatomy to humans and also suffer a similar disease spectrum.

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