Scientists at a NY university say they can bring back the near extinct American chestnut tree, wiped out a century ago, ...

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More than 120 new Florida laws kick in on Wednesday, July 1. Some are minor changes, but some you need to know now.

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Researchers have spent decades—and billions of dollars—sequencing animal and crop genomes, but fungi have historically been the forgotten middle child of genomics, only noticed when they're ruining ...