Wheat genome decoded by British researchers
British scientists have cracked the genetic code of wheat and posted it online to aid breeding for disease resistance drought tolerance and higher yields. The draft genome could advance climate adaptation and farming globally within five years, with conventional breeding still the primary focus.
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London
Nick Talbot
University of Exeter
University of Liverpool
Neil Hall
Hall
Alexander Evans
New York University
Acomb
England
Gomes Returns Home from North Korea Freedom Mission
Aijalon Gomes, held seven months in North Korea, steps from a Pyongyang plane for home in Boston. He is greeted by his family and hugged former President Jimmy Carter who secured his release. Gomes had been teaching English in South Korea and was imprisoned for entering North Korea from China on January 25. The family thanks Carter and North Korea for humanitarian release and seeks privacy to heal.
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Aijalon Gomes
Jimmy Carter
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Gomes
South Korea
China
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Aijalon Mahli Gomes
Jacqueline McCarthy
Aijalon
McCarthy
Michael Farrow
Milton McCarthy Jr
Washington
Department of State
PJ. Crowley
Robert Park
Jo Sung-rae
Chilean miners release first video from refuge tour
Video shows 33 trapped Chilean miners in their shelter, arms linked and singing the national anthem, as families outside report improved conditions. They describe organized living space, daily assemblies, and a dominos game area while rescuers drill an escape tunnel and plan a water line to the shelter.
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Chile
Antonio Bugueno
Carlos
Television Nacional de Chile
San Jose
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