Kent Bradford, left, and Alfred Huo, seen here with a flowering lettuce plant, found that lettuce could be prevented from flowering by increasing the expression of a specific microRNA in the plants.

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Hi Nico, Quick question: Should I germinate my seeds before planting? If so, what’s the best way to do it? Thanks, Cori W. Hi Cori, thank you for writing us! Your question is pretty simple to answer, ...

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COLIN CAMPBELL: Isn't this a magnificent victory and it's laden with fruit and the fruit has tiny seeds. With all this fruit it has the potential to produce hundreds of trees, just like this one. But ...