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Nature 447, 520-521 (31 May 2007) | doi:10.1038/447520a; Published online 30 May 2007
Open Innovation Challenges
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Fast Growth of Transformed Soybean Shoots
A method for accelerating growth of soybean shoots is desired.
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Protect Enzyme from In Planta Degradation
A proposal for stable expression of an enzyme in corn seed is desired.
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Algae bloom again
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A handful of pioneers are trying to bring algae-based biofuels back from a near-death experience. Amanda Leigh Haag reports.
On a spring afternoon in Fort Collins, Colorado, a bath of lime-green algae is glinting in the sunshine. Filling an 18-metre-long tank that sits in the parking lot of a disused power station, the bubbling liquid consists of millions of microscopic single-celled photosynthetic organisms.
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