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Leveraging Advanced Genomic Approaches for Amphibian Conservation

Morris Animal Foundation and Revive & Restore recently announced the funding of five new projects building genomic tools for amphibian conservation.

18 Apr 2023

Ambrosia Beetles can Distinguish Between Different Species of Fungi by Their Scents

Certain ambrosia beetles species engage in active agriculture. As social communities, they breed and care for food fungi in the wood of trees and ensure that so-called weed fungi spread less.

17 Apr 2023

40% of Supermarket Meat Samples Contain Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

Multidrug-resistant E. coli were found in 40% of supermarket meat samples tested in a Spanish study.

17 Apr 2023

New Tool can Help Untangle Genetic Factors Associated with Shared Characteristics Among Different Species

Aston University has worked with international partners to develop a software package to help scientists answer key questions about genetic factors associated with shared characteristics among different species.

17 Apr 2023

Research Proposes a Totally New Way to Think About Agriculture

On November 15, 2022, the 8 billionth person on the planet was born. With concerns about food security on the rise, experts are asking: how will we feed everyone? Climate change, natural resource depletion, soil erosion, and fossil fuel use in farming make the task even more challenging. We need to do something differently, but what?

13 Apr 2023

Exceptional Number of Unknown Viruses Found in the Infants' Feces

Viruses are usually associated with illness. But our bodies are full of both bacteria and viruses that constantly proliferate and interact with each other in our gastrointestinal tract.

12 Apr 2023

Artificial Light at Night Could Significantly Impact Mosquito Behavior

A new study's finding that urban light pollution may disrupt the winter dormancy period for mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus could be considered both good news and bad news.

11 Apr 2023

Wastewater Surveillance may Help Monitor the Spread of Candida Auris, Study Shows

A rapid spike in cases of a potentially deadly, drug-resistant fungus has concerned public health officials across the nation.

7 Apr 2023

Stimulating Beige Fat Production Could Help Reverse the Effects of Age-Related Slowing Metabolism

New research suggests a strategy to ward off age-related weight gain, which could prevent obesity and associated health disorders like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and chronic inflammation.

7 Apr 2023

Lab-Grown Fat Could Give a More Realistic Texture and Flavor to Cultured Meat Grown from Cells

Researchers at Tufts University have successfully bulk-produced fat tissue in the lab that has a similar texture and make-up to fat tissue naturally occurring in animals.

6 Apr 2023

Danforth Center’s New Semi-Dwarf Teff Cleared by USDA

A pre-market regulatory status review conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has concluded that teff modified by genome editing to have a semi-dwarf stature is not subject to biotechnology regulation under USDA's SECURE Rule.

5 Apr 2023

Beneficial microbes in the infant gut use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric development

A University of Massachusetts Amherst nutrition scientist who has spent his career studying breast milk has demonstrated how beneficial microbes in the gut of infants use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric nutrition and development.

28 Mar 2023

Scientists develop a detailed "protein atlas" of a pathogen for the first time

A parasite which has devasting impacts on agriculture and human health is the first pathogen to have its proteins located and mapped within its cells – providing clues to their function and helping to identify potential drug targets.

27 Mar 2023

How specialized plant “train tracks” can be used to feed the expanding population

A new study will examine the possibility that specialized plant “train tracks” that transport chemicals within cells could help in feeding the world’s expanding population.

From The University of Warwick 23 Mar 2023

Immunity adaptation found in genomes of Stone Age farmers

New research suggests that diversity in genes implicated in immunity might have facilitated the shift from hunter-gatherer lifestyles to agriculture that occurred in prehistoric Europe over the course of around 1,500 years.

23 Mar 2023

Pesticide residues in water test kit for sustainable and safe agriculture

Farmers in Thailand still largely use chemical herbicides, especially paraquat and atrazine, to control weeds on their farms. According to research by the Office of Agricultural Economics, in 2019, Thailand imported almost 10 million kilograms of paraquat and close to 3.5 million kilograms of atrazine.

23 Mar 2023

CABBI/GLBRC researchers peer into the complexities of life on a leaf

"Have you ever wondered about life on a leaf?" Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) researcher Ashley Shade asks a simple question, but it's one well worth investigation.

22 Mar 2023

Newly designed robot can effectively perform Synecoculture farming

Synecoculture is a new agricultural method advocated by Dr. Masatoshi Funabashi, senior researcher at Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. (Sony CSL), in which various kinds of plants are mixed and grown in high density, establishing rich biodiversity while benefiting from the self-organizing ability of the ecosystem.

21 Mar 2023

Including more women in decision-making could help farmers improve conservation and production

When a family of five-ton elephants stomps and chomps its way through your crops, there's only one winner. And in the central African nation of Gabon, farmers are getting fed up with the giant animals trampling their fields-;and their livelihoods.

21 Mar 2023

T cell-driven changes in the gut may affect brain function associated with depression

In experiments with mice and humans, a team led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers says it has identified a particular intestinal immune cell that impacts the gut microbiome, which in turn may affect brain functions linked to stress-induced disorders such as depression.

21 Mar 2023

Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Latest Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Leveraging Advanced Genomic Approaches for Amphibian Conservation

Ambrosia Beetles can Distinguish Between Different Species of Fungi by Their Scents

40% of Supermarket Meat Samples Contain Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

New Tool can Help Untangle Genetic Factors Associated with Shared Characteristics Among Different Species

Research Proposes a Totally New Way to Think About Agriculture

Exceptional Number of Unknown Viruses Found in the Infants' Feces

Artificial Light at Night Could Significantly Impact Mosquito Behavior

Wastewater Surveillance may Help Monitor the Spread of Candida Auris, Study Shows

Stimulating Beige Fat Production Could Help Reverse the Effects of Age-Related Slowing Metabolism

Lab-Grown Fat Could Give a More Realistic Texture and Flavor to Cultured Meat Grown from Cells

Danforth Center’s New Semi-Dwarf Teff Cleared by USDA

Beneficial microbes in the infant gut use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric development

Scientists develop a detailed "protein atlas" of a pathogen for the first time

How specialized plant “train tracks” can be used to feed the expanding population

Immunity adaptation found in genomes of Stone Age farmers

Pesticide residues in water test kit for sustainable and safe agriculture

CABBI/GLBRC researchers peer into the complexities of life on a leaf

Newly designed robot can effectively perform Synecoculture farming

Including more women in decision-making could help farmers improve conservation and production

T cell-driven changes in the gut may affect brain function associated with depression

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