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Finlay Dale, a potato breeder at the James Hutton Institute, said despite the recent wet summers, the long term focus was on crops that are able to resist water shortages.
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The phone's anti-slip finishes and materials are scratch and ding resistant, while the sealed housing design and rubber port covers resist dirt and water intrusion.
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Such nanotechnology involves engineering carbon-based polymer molecules, one-millionth the size of a grain of sand, that attach to fibers to wick away moisture and resist stains, water and static.
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Furthermore, it's IP-54 certified to resist damage from dust and water making it the best device for on-the-go data protection.
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Wine is 80 plus percent water, he said, so clothes should resist zinfandel stains to some degree.
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Those deep water rigs use an enormous amount of diesel fuel to turn the drill bit, and also resist the force that is turning the drill bit and would otherwise force the platform to start turning in the opposite direction.
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