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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 121, Issue 49, December 2024. SignificancePhotosynthesis is one of the few crop traits that has been largely unaddressed by plant breeding which can contribute to increasing crop yield potential. Exploiting genetic variation within organellar genomes presents a promising…Read MoreContinue Reading

Memphis police discriminate, protesters said. A new Justice Department report agrees.

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The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation launched after the death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023. A report released Dec. 4 marked the conclusion of the investigation that began sixContinue Reading

How to fight Russian sabotage: With ‘psyops’ and undersea drones.

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Western intelligence specialists have been sounding the alarm for months about Russian sabotage in Europe.  In past days, however, Moscow’s suspected campaigns to do everything from infiltrating U.S. military bases to jamming GPS and downing planes have reached “staggeringly reckless” levels, the head of the British intelligence service MI6 recentlyContinue Reading