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Scientists focus on plant survival

CHINESE scientists are fighting an uphill battle to conserve biodiversity in the Three Gorges area and reduce hazards to the ecosystem, scientists said at the Third World Botanic Gardens Congress in Wuhan, central China. ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Sun, Apr 22 2007

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