Janette Dicker and Susan Craig remove pots of growth media from the autoclave (scientific pressure cooker) at Alcoa's Marrinup Nursery in Australia. The media is poured into jars to grow and multiply the tissue culture plantlets. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Janette Dicker and Susan Craig remove pots of growth media from the autoclave (scientific pressure cooker) at Alcoa's Marrinup Nursery in Australia. The media is poured into jars to grow and multiply the tissue culture plantlets.

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  3. Metal workers from Italian factories of US leading aluminum company Alcoa shout slogans during a demonstration in central Rome, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. The workers are protesting against job cuts in the Sardinian plant of the multinational company. Italian agencies reported that police clashed with some of the demonstrators when they tried to march past the US embassy.
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