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![The Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/KennedySpaceCenter-e1696356155539-900x422.jpg)
An Ohio University professor’s plant research might contribute to long-distance space travel
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – An Ohio University professor’s research into plant biology has significant implications for space travel, along with applications closer to home. Sarah Wyatt, a professor of environmental… Read More
![A flyer for the Master Gardener Sale scheduled for 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. May 13 in the Athens City Pool Parking Lot. Annuals, perennials, vegetables, and herbs will be available. Cash preferred, cards accepted. The flyer has clipart of tulips on the bottom and the text is above the tulips.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/master-gardener-612x422.jpg)
Master Gardener Plant Sale
A Master Gardener Sale is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. May 13 in the Athens City Pool Parking Lot. Annuals, perennials, vegetables, and herbs will be available. Cash… Read More
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2022 Deer Resistant and Native Plant Sale – In-person
An in-person plant sale featuring deer resistant and native plants. In-Person Plant Sale Saturday, May 7, 9 am – 1 pm. 171 Longview Heights, Athens On our website www.nodeerplantsale.com we… Read More
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Master Gardener Plant Sale
The Athens County Master Gardeners are pleased to return to their annual plant sale, offering a wide variety of plants, including perennials, annuals, herbs, and vegetable seedlings. Prices range from… Read More
![Markita Landry, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, came up with the idea of using carbon nanotubes to get DNA into plant cells.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nano_2_dsc20001-993ec897095389ad19cf8c7be711a7280fac6bf4-e1552322002937-900x422.jpg)
Scientists Thread A Nano-Needle To Modify The Genes Of Plants
By: Joe Palca | NPR
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Getting DNA into plant cells is tricky. Researchers have tried using infectious bacteria, as well as gene guns that shoot gold bullets. Then a physicist came up with a new approach almost by accident.