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Tobacco Plants Produce Medical Compounds, Pythons Tagged to Tame Everglades, Earth Warms Faster Doubling, Mars Atmosphere Loses Ions, and more...

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(0:10): Breakthrough in Synthetic Alkaloid Production: Tobacco Plants Engineered to Produce Medical Compounds(1:54): UF Researchers Use Radio-Tagged Pythons to Combat Invasive Species in Everglades(2:53): Earth's Warming Rate Doubles Since 2015, Exceeding Paris Agreement's 1.5°C Limit by 2030 Possible(4:51): Study Unveils Kelvin–Helmholtz Waves as Key to Mars' Atmospheric Ion Escape(6:26): International Team Identifies LHAASO J1912+1014u as a Proton PeVatron, Advancing Cosmic-Ray ResearchTo subscribe visit https://www.brief.news.For more updates in your inbox each morning visit www.brief.news. Image credit: StudyFinds

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