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Amplification of ABA biosynthesis and signaling through a positive feedback mechanism in seeds
By Mariko Nonogaki, Khadidiatou Sall, Eiji Nambara, Hiroyuki Nonogaki [Published on Onlinelibrary.wiley.com] Summary Abscisic acid is an essential hormone for seed dormancy. Our previous study using the plant gene switch system, a chemically induced gene expression system, demonstrated that induction of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED), a...
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Student Efforts to Advance Open Education in Africa
By Brady Yano - for SparcopenStudent Efforts to Advance Open Education in Africa Earlier this fall, I wrote a blog post about student support for OER in British Columbia, Canada. This month, I want to focus on student efforts happening on the other side of the globe in Africa. In this post, I will highlight two student leaders from Africa who...
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Digital Roundtable / African Makers Against COVID19
By digital-future.berlin Exploring Open Source Responses to a Global Crisis In collaboration with Africa Open Science & Hardware (Gameli Adzaho) and the Weizenbaum Institute, and in dialogue with the GIZ Togo and Ghana, our professors Michelle Christensen and Florian Conradi co-organized the digital Roundtable African Makers Against COVID19....
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Students have been invited to a popular TV show in Senegal
SeeSD learners present their creations during a tv show on 2stv senegal. The show was broadcast on Senenews / SunuFM / Kolda NewsSeeSD learners present their creations during a tv show on 2stv senegal. 
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