A golden binary

A golden rule or a golden guide?

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Golden Rules for a Golden Age of Gas

A golden opportunity, squandered.

Even when used to make products of negligible risk and that contribute significantly to public health, recombinant DNA technology (a.k.a. ‘genetic modification’, or GM) applied to agriculture has a tough row to hoe. ‘Golden Rice’, which has been enriched by the addition of genes that allow rice to synthesize b-carotene (the precursor of vitamin A) in its edible endosperm, has endured resistance...

A Golden Opportunity.

Wing amputation in a Golden eagle with humeral fracture

Case Description-An adult golden eagle with a wound on its right wing caused by gunshot was presented to the University of Tabriz, Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Clinical Finding-Clinical examination and radiographs, revealed compound fracture in distal third of humerus, severe soft tissue compromise and irreparable loss of blood supply. Anemia and leukocy...