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AI hype has come to dog research.
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How do geese know when to go South in the fall? What signals a seed to sprout when it is brought to the surface after lying for centuries underground? DR. STERLING B. HENDRICKSof the U.S. Department of Agriculture describes his research into the timing mechanism of plants and animals.