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A research team has developed a deep learning–based phenotyping pipeline called SpikePheno to decode the complex architecture of wheat spikes that directly determines grain yield.

Data editor Helena Bengtsson once asked the national statistics agency to cross-match a teachers database with another featuring court convictions. The findings led to a change in Swedish law.

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Build a tidy home lab, NanoCluster integrates seven Pi modules, a managed gigabit switch, fan cooling, and PoE, with pricing ...

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