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Crops seeds return from space in IAEA/FAO project to help feed warming wor
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
To support these farmers and improve global food security, the IAEA and FAO, through their Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, sent seeds into space to explore the effects of cosmic radiation on speeding up natural, genetic adaptation of much needed crops. Th
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Scientists find plants can successfully grow in lunar soil
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Gainesville [Florida], May 13 (ANI): Scientists from the University of Florida have shown that plants can successfully sprout and grow in lunar soil. It is a first in human history and a milestone in lunar and space exploration.
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