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One project involves tobacco plants genetically engineered to keep their leaves during water shortages.

其中一个项目涉及通过基因工程使烟草植物在缺水时保持叶子的生长。

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So it is only a matter of time before he leaves for the RIGS, working for companies that keep their workers on their books as part-time labourers.

因此，他离开家乡到钻塔工作就是迟早的事情了——所效力的石油公司与工人的合约书上竟然是兼职劳工。

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The soaptree yucca plant can make its stem grow longer to keep its leaves above the sand.

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They pull moisture from the leaves and keep plant tissues from getting water.

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He takes over the Waikato number nine jersey from All Blacks scrum-half Byron Kelleher and he intends to keep it until he leaves New Zealand.

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Brewers only began using hops regularly 700 or so years ago, when they discovered that the thumb-size cones of resinous leaves would help keep beer fresher longer.

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The worst part of this is that fighting the battle to keep things from slipping into chaos leaves no time for technologists to exhibit the leadership in applying new technology to help implement strategy.

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