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Brits Ready Crops For Global Warming

Posted by Hemos on from the gearing-up-for-a-brave-new-world dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Not wanting to come up short at the dinner table, British researchers are developing new crops for a dryer, hotter UK. Starting with barley, they're turning genes on and off to help plants overcome their affinity for the country's cool, wet summers."

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  1. Whats up with the new frontpage format? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't understand what is going on with the minimized headlines. Is there some ploy to try to get people to become subscribers?