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A four-year project aims to discover whether plants, soil and bacteria from the past can help current crops survive changing weather conditions.
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A four-year project aims to discover whether plants, soil and bacteria from the past can help current crops survive changing weather conditions.
DNA samples taken from the palaeolithic period, between 100,000 and 200,000 years ago, when the planet was also warming, may offer clues to scientists trying to help today's crops adapt to the environmental challenges caused by higher temperatures.
A four-year project aims to discover whether plants, soil and bacteria from the past can help current crops survive changing weather conditions.
A four-year project aims to discover whether plants, soil and bacteria from the past can help current crops survive changing weather conditions.
A four-year project aims to discover whether plants, soil and bacteria from the past can help current crops survive changing weather conditions.