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. 2009 Feb;21(2):368-72.
doi: 10.1105/tpc.109.066209. Epub 2009 Feb 27.

The future of science: food and water for life

Nancy A Eckardt  1 , Eleonora Cominelli, Massimo Galbiati, Chiara Tonelli
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The future of science: food and water for life

Nancy A Eckardt et al. Plant Cell. 2009 Feb.
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    1. Borlaug, N. (2000). Ending world hunger: The promise of biotechnology and the threat of antiscience zealotry. Plant Physiol. 124 487–490. - PMC - PubMed
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