Spatial Data Objects. The geometry and geography data types support sixteen spatial data objects, or instance types. However, only eleven of these instance types are instantiable; you can create and work with these instances (or instantiate them) in a database.
Rewiring the grain. Metabolic engineering. Golden Rice technology is based on the simple principle that rice plants possess the whole machinery to synthesise Î²-carotene, and while this machinery is fully active in leaves, parts of it are turned off in the grain.
Red rice yeast is a product of the mold Monascus purpureus grown on rice, and is common in Asian diets. The yeast contains several compounds collectively known as monacolins, which are known to inhibit cholesterol synthesis.