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Illinois researchers presenting at ASPB Annual Meeting in Chicago, July 7-11, 2007
07-06-2007 · EurekAlert!Leading scientists at research institutions in Chicago and across Illinois will be presenting research findings at the American Society of Plant Biologist's annual Plant Biology meeting in Chicago, July 7-11. ASPB's meeting will be held as a Joint Congress in conjunction with the annual meetings of the American Fern Society, the American Society of Plant Taxonomists and the Botanical Society of America.
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