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The plant biology major focuses on fundamental aspects of how plants function as organisms and interact with their environment.

The Department of Biological Sciences treats the life sciences in all their breadth and diversity, including the study of molecules, cells, whole organisms, ecosystems, plants, animals and ...

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White noise helped improve the growth of a soil fungus that itself stimulates plant growth, a study found.

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