#Seattle mayor orders clearing out of police-free ‘autonomous zone’

“#Seattle mayor orders clearing out of police-free ‘autonomous zone’” July 1, 2020 | 10:36am Seattle’s no-cop “autonomous zone” is finally being cleared out following a vacate order issued by the city’s mayor early Wednesday. Mayor Jenny Durkan authorized police to remove protesters who are “unlawfully occupying Cal Anderson Park area” — dubbed the Capitol Hill…

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#New synthetic biology tools unlock complex plant engineering

“#New synthetic biology tools unlock complex plant engineering” A leaf with various synthetic promoters expressing Green Fluorescent Protein, demonstrating the range of expression levels that can be achieved with their engineered promoters. Credit: JBEI/Berkeley Lab Researchers at JBEI have developed a new set of synthetic biology tools that could unlock advanced plant engineering. The ability…

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#Schools reopen across Thailand with temperature checks, masks

“#Schools reopen across Thailand with temperature checks, masks” July 1, 2020 | 10:30am Enlarge Image Students from the Wichuthit school eat their lunch in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters SAM KHOK, Thailand – Thai schools reopened on Wednesday for the first time since mid-March, with precautions in place to guard against the coronavirus, ranging from temperature checks to installing makeshift…

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#The mystery of pollen sterility and its reversion in pigeon pea revealed in a new study

“#The mystery of pollen sterility and its reversion in pigeon pea revealed in a new study” The Vienna Metabolomics Centre (VIME), University of Vienna, in collaboration with International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), based in India has made a breakthrough in pigeonpea by resolving the mystery behind fertility-sterility transition in pigeonpea. Credit:…

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