At Chiron three seed strains are injected separately into fertilized eggs chosen under strict rules.

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The West Texas seed had a reputation for poor by-products, and therefore brought low prices.

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Nelson still sometimes keeps some of his seed, but not usually, and not much.

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The oil from the seed, about 16 percent of the seed's weight, is sold to buyers in Lubbock.

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Its seed investments from the incubator have seen a valuation increase of 10 times.

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Beyond that, the USDA cannot approve a new seed variety until it conducts an Environmental Assessment.

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Many examples of startups with large and unwieldy boards even at a seed stage.

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The province's two main tribes, the cattle-herding Hema and the seed-sowing Lendus, used to bicker intermittently.

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These switches are set off by a chemical signal sprayed on genetically tinkered seed.

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The seed for the second letter was planted by computer programmers in the 1960s.

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No eight seed had ever won a championship in any of our professional sports.

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If I can plant that seed, and help people become more mindful, my job is done.

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