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George Washington Carver, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama

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George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver was an African American scientist famed for developing hundreds of products using peanuts, soya beans and sweet potatoes.

Molecular farming

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Molecular farming

Plants that suck metals from the soil can be farmed to make our tech

Technology

Plants that suck metals from the soil can be farmed to make our tech

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Dairy cows

Environment

Implanting beef cattle embryos in dairy cows makes them more lucrative

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Gene-editing CRISPR technique can help us cut emissions from farming

Environment

Gene-editing CRISPR technique can help us cut emissions from farming

Leader

Why monocultures aren't nearly as bad as you may think

Technology

Why monocultures aren't nearly as bad as you may think

Comment

Rock dusting

Environment

A sprinkle of rock dust could help avoid catastrophic climate change

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Locusts

Environment

Reports of an insect apocalypse are overblown but still concerning

Analysis

T59H63 Farmer in tractor preparing land with seedbed cultivator

Environment

All the reasons why organic food doesn’t deserve such bad press

Comment

sushi

Environment

Lab-grown meat will be on your plate soon. It won't be what you expect

Forget fake steaks, the first cultured meat we're likely to eat will be shrimp. How will it compare to the real thing? Will it be better for the environment? And will people eat it?

Features

Society

Getting Brexit done: Six huge science issues the UK must resolve

Insight

Environment

Make airlines and oil firms pay for tree-planting boom, says UK report

Analysis

Environment

Our current food system can feed only 3.4 billion people sustainably

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Video

What’s it like to be a rabbit?

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