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General : Fast-maturing Nuclear-technology Cassava Targeted For Commercialisation In Two Years

CYBERJAYA, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Nuclear Agency has developed several potential new cassava varieties through the application of nuclear technology that can be harvested within six months, nearly half the 11 to 12 months required for local varieties.

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How a sanctuary outside LA has cared for rare, endangered gibbons for a half-century

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In between morning feedings, the gibbons begin to sing — loudly. Ranging from the sound of emergency sirens and birds screeching to low grunts and guttural hoots, their…

  • Gibbon Conservation Center in Santa Clarita Valley cares for 40 gibbons
  • Founded by self-taught primatologist Alan Mootnick in 1973
  • Gabi Skollar leads the sanctuary since Mootnick's death in 2011

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