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Study Finds Plants Can Impact Each Other Without Contact

DAEJEON, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has found that plants can impact each other through smell without entering into physical contact. A team from the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology said Thursday it had found that a plant whose roots were modified through the application of beneficial bacteria [...]

New Artificial Nose Could Detect Cancer Cells

BUSAN, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A new type of artificial nose, or electronic nose, has been developed by Pusan National University researchers, and is able to detect endocrine disruptors and distinguish the place of origin for food products, and, with further research, even track down cancer cells. Such devices identify substances from odors that [...]