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Prevent oxidation with nanoparticles derived from corn

News about nanotechnology is reported almost every day. Nanotechnology in agriculture, not so much. Nanotechnology made from agricultural products, we hear about that even less. So this story concerning research done at Purdue University (Indiana, USA), which uses nanoparticles manufactured from corn to extend the shelf life of certain oils demonstrates the radiation of nanotech [...]
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Corn (maize) genome sequenced

Sequencing of this or that animal or plant genome is becoming fairly routine; but this one – sequencing of the maize genome – is something of a milestone. Maize, or as the Yanks say ‘corn’ is one of the world’s great cash crops. Maize has been subject to selective breeding for centuries, but armed with [...]
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