Comment by rmason
3 days ago
For years the holy grail has been for corn to produce its own nitrogen. This could be a small step in the right direction. Interested to see what happens when some of the great American agricultural schools further this experiment.
Putting aside the cultural imperialism (this happened in Ireland, which is in Europe, which is also where two of the greatest agricultural schools in the world, if not also the two greatest for this, are based), it also happened over a decade ago, so I guess everyone has tried furthering it by now.
I read the article and know the discovery was made in Ireland. This is how science is supposed to work. Is it 'cultural imperialism' if American universities build on the work of these Irish girls? Science would move a lot slower if a countries scientists all had to operate in national silos.
I thought all those school/systems of colleges had their budgets cut last year?
> ... what happens when some of the great American agricultural schools further this experiment.
"Brawndo! It's got what plants crave!"
> when some of the great American agricultural schools
"Thank God the USA finally sent some scientists to understand things for us!" - the rest of the world. In your head.