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By Ian Morse Tiehm’s buckwheat (Eriogonum tiehmii) is an extremely rare plantPatrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity An Australian mining firm wants to turn a Nevada valley into a quarry for lithium and boron – key elements for green technologies – but a rare plant may stand in its way. Researchers say that biodiversity and clean…

By Jo Marchant Thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) is often used for researchPansLaos/Getty Images A dose of radio waves seems to encourage plant seedlings to grow slightly faster, a find that, if confirmed, could have applications from farming to medicine. Margaret Ahmad at Sorbonne University in Paris, France, and her colleagues exposed thale cress seedlings (Arabidopsis…

A Tyson Foods Inc. facility stands in Lexington, Nebraska, U.S., on Friday, April 24, 2020. Nebraska businesses that have laid off workers during the coronavirus crisis could be forced to repay tax credits and other incentives they have received through the states main business-incentive program, the state Department of Revenue said.Dan Brouillette | Bloomberg |…

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) At least 490 workers at Triumph Foods plant in St. Joseph have tested positive for the coronavirus, a state public health official said Friday — about 17 percent of the total plant employees. The news came two weeks after the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 412 Triumph employees had…

SOMETIMES THE DEATH ARE REPORTED DAYS OR EVEN A WEEK LATER. EVAN AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS OUT OF GUYMON TONIGHT. AT LEAST 116 EMPLOYEES AT A SEABOARD FOODS PORK PROCESSING PLANT HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS. THE PLANT HAS ABOUT 2700 EMPLOYEES. WE’RE TOLD THEY ARE ADVISED TO STAY HOME IF SICK, MAINTAI SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND…