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Three professors from the University of California, Davis, have been elected as members of the National Academy of Sciences. They are among 120 new members and 23 international members announced by the academy May 2. Members are elected in recognition of their contributions to original research. Membership in the academy is considered one of the highest honors a scientist can achieve.
Researchers said that commercial hybrid strains of rice could help successful rice yields and production globally, assisting low-income farmers. Read here for the report.
Scientists have succeeded in propagating a commercial hybrid rice strain as a clone through seeds with 95% efficiency. This could lower the costs, making high-yielding, disease resistant rice strains available to low-income farmers worldwide.