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<p class="texte">There is always
<p class="texte">There is always
a distinction between natural beauty and artistic beauty according to Hegel,
a distinction between natural beauty and artistic beauty according to Hegel,
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the famous philosopher. The artistic beauty is born from our mind and our
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a German philosopher. The artistic beauty is born from our mind and our
spirit: it is an element of signification of the work of art whereas the
spirit: it is an element of signification of the work of art whereas the
natural beauty of the object is external. In a way, the Canal du Midi combines
natural beauty of the object is external. In a way, the Canal du Midi combines
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<p class="texte">These
<p class="texte">These
inextricable links are obviously the basis of our project. We aim to
inextricable links are obviously the basis of our project. We aim to
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artificially preserve a natural heritage shaped by Pierre Paul Riquet hundreds years ago.Fighting a
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artificially preserve a natural heritage shaped by Pierre Paul Riquet hundreds years ago. Fighting a
naturally occurring form of life that threatens it maybe just an imitation of
naturally occurring form of life that threatens it maybe just an imitation of
the natural evolution process. What is considered today as ‘non-natural’
the natural evolution process. What is considered today as ‘non-natural’
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<br>- Avoid the survival in the natural environment (outside the tree) thanks to a proline auxotrophy system  
<br>- Avoid the survival in the natural environment (outside the tree) thanks to a proline auxotrophy system  
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<br>- Prevent the sporulation of <i>B. subtilis</i> to make it annual   
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<br>- Prevent the sporulation of <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> to make it annual   
<br>- Avoid gene transfers between SubtiTree and a wild
<br>- Avoid gene transfers between SubtiTree and a wild
type bacterium thanks to a toxin-antitoxin system  
type bacterium thanks to a toxin-antitoxin system  
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inside the sap. So we can inject few bacteria to be sure to have enough
inside the sap. So we can inject few bacteria to be sure to have enough
bacteria to protect the tree. Some researchers (Xianling
bacteria to protect the tree. Some researchers (Xianling
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Ji<sup>1</sup> et al) already injected <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> in plants and
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Ji<sup>1</sup> et al) already injected <i>B. subtilis</i> in plants and
observed an increase of bacteria concentration to a maximum of 10<sup>5</sup>
observed an increase of bacteria concentration to a maximum of 10<sup>5</sup>
bacteria/mL</p>
bacteria/mL</p>
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<p class="title1">References</p>
<p class="title1">References</p>
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<li class="tree"><p class="texte"> Xianling Ji, Guobing Lu, Yingping Gai, Chengchao Zheng & Zhimei Mu.<b> Biological control against bacterialwilt and colonization of
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<li class="tree"><p class="texte"> Xianling Ji, Guobing Lu, Yingping Gai, Chengchao Zheng,and Zhimei Mu.<b> Biological control against bacterialwilt and colonization of
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mulberry byan endophyticBacillus subtilis strain </b>. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 65 (2008) 565–573. </p></li>
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mulberry byan endophytic <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> strain </b>. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 65 (2008) 565–573. </p></li>
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