cultivated on an area of 1087 hectares with annual production of 9618 tons (Anonymous‚ 2014). It is an annual trailing or climbing vine generally with flowers of both sexes on the same plant (monoecious). Current market hybrids are produced on genetically gynoecious lines. Commercially growing seed lots have up to 10% of monoecious plants to provide sufficient pollen for fruit set but European cucumbers; which are grown in greenhouses‚ set fruit without pollination (parthenocarpic). A few cultivars
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Coli is a frequent news maker. The rod shaped bacteria shows up frequently‚ cited in food recalls and consumer health warnings. What we don’t often hear about are the scientific breakthroughs it is responsible for. For example‚ scientists have been able to feed sugar to a modified strain of E. Coli to make it secrete diesel fuel. Students at Newcastle University managed to create bacteria that could heal cracks in concrete walls‚
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some‚ the idea of GMO food is a good one because the modifications allow crops to become resistant to drought and infestations‚ increasing food supply. But the others think this is a dangerous proposition which an lead Antibiotic resistance‚ allergens and toxins to food and so on. Today we will discuss about both side of this topic. Crops can be increased more resistances such as Pest resistance‚ Herbicide tolerance‚ Disease resistance and so on. For example‚ crops be modified that can increase pests
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Holly Hoisington May 6‚ 2014 Honors Anatomy Mrs. Orszulak Genetically Modified Children Just think of it‚ you ’re altered‚ you are not one hundred percent made from your mother and father. Then how did you come about? How did you become the star track runner when neither of your parents are or were good at running? How did you get the valedictorian seat when your parents were lowest in their classes? How did you turn out to be nothing like your parents‚ but are still considered their kid
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Virtual Lab: Dependent and Independent Variables Worksheet 1. ECB refers to: E (European corn borer) a. A genetically engineered plant that is resistant to insect pests b. Edible corn byproducts c. An insect pest that reduces corn yield d. European corn borer e. c and d 2. How many days are required for a corn seed to become a mature plant with maximum weight kernels ready to be harvested? D (about 140 days) a. about 23 b. about 65 c. about 140 d. about 180 3. “BT Corn” refers
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sure way of having a promising life. But with that being said‚ complications and controversy is inevitable when applying this technology. Genetically modified humans should be heavily restricted because it can have many negative affects on people’s lives. One way that it affects people’s lives is it may create a separation between modified humans and non modified humans. As a result‚ a new emphasis on discrimination
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Forestry & Environmental Studies‚ “one of every three bites of food eaten worldwide depends on pollinators‚ especially bees‚ for a successful harvest” - think about that for a moment; how many bites of food do you‚ one individual‚ eat per day? Now remove a little more than thirty-three percent of that - it may not seem like all that much‚ but with that including every single person who eats each day‚ it adds up to a mountain of food that wouldn’t exist without bees. Beyond that‚ too‚ is the fact
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Who Discovered DNA? Heather Kane The discovery of deoxyribonucleic acid‚ more commonly known as DNA‚ has been the foundation for much scientific work. This fundamental discovery was credited to James Watson and Francis Crick. Many people believe that another person‚ Rosalind Franklin‚ also played a large role in the research. How much did she contribute to the discovery? Why is her name left unrecognized? This paper will discuss her part in the search and whether her name should appear next to
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each other. The number of caddisflies decreased greatly from 2016(ditch) to 2017(ditch)‚ while the number of flies greatly increased. The reason for this change in diversity id due to the hurricane that impacted the insect’s environment along with the food chain being effected. 4. Design an experiment that uses a diversity index to characterize differences in a community of organisms affected by human disturbance. Include variables‚ and results that may
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Maya and Inca Civilizations Both the Maya and Inca civilizations flourished during their time period. Although they had many different approaches‚ they had a few similarities. In this essay‚ the lifestyle of both the Inca and Maya civilization and how they compare to many other Empires/civilizations will be revealed. The Mayan civilization in all stages--formative‚ flourishing‚ declining‚ and continuing--has been based on agriculture. Indian corn‚ or maize‚ was domesticated from a wild grass
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