Ongoing experiments are aimed at plant exposure to mercury and methylmercury.
In the last two years, Chrysler has drastically slashed its work force through buyouts, most of which were aimed at specific plants or departments.
Though the new testing is aimed at all plants that produce ready-to-eat meats, it will focus on a few of the largest, which make the vast majority of products like hot dogs, luncheon meats and roasts.
Developing energy crops could mean new applications of genetic engineering, which for years has been aimed at making plants resistant to insects and herbicides, but would now include altering their fundamental structure.
Nonetheless, learning about mechanisms of lateral root (LR) growth stimulation or repression by nitrate availability could help to redesign root system architecture (RSA), a strategy aimed at developing plants with a dense and profound root system and with higher N uptake efficiency.
Congress is Grinding Out Carbon Tax Bills aimed at power plants and "upstream" emitters, such as coal mines and refineries, reports Tim McDonnell at the Climate Desk.
Flame and Gauss were targeted at the Middle East, capturing personal data and invading bank accounts in Lebanon, while Duqu appeared to be aimed at power plants and oil refineries.
Shade causes profound developmental changes in shade-sensitive plants aimed at outgrowing competitor plants.
The biotechnological potential of defensins became evident following experiments aimed at increasing plant resistance to pathogens by genetic transformation of various recipient plants.
The energy bill authorizes not one but three speculative projects aimed at turning plant matter into fuel, but the biggest bet may be the $800 million coal gasification plant awarded to Norm Coleman, a Minnesota senator whose vote was much needed during last year's debate on the bill.
