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Arabica coffee genome sequenced
Loading video... Credit: Joe Proudman and Tim McConville/UC Davis The first public genome sequence for Coffea arabica, the species responsible...
USDA announces $3 million for colleges serving Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced...
NIFA announces $858,500 in funding to foster the agricultural science workforce
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2017 - The talent pipeline for the agricultural workforce begins well before college, and today the U.S....
Soil fungi help tree seedlings survive, influence forest diversity
MISSOULA - A new paper published Jan. 13 in Science reveals that the relationship between soil fungi and tree seedlings...
Biophysical Society Aannounces 2017 New and Notable Symposium speakers
The Biophysical Society has announced the speakers for the New and Notable Symposium at the Society's 61st Annual Meeting in...
Cost, technology issues are barriers to real-time cancer patient symptom reporting
CHAPEL HILL - Capturing real-time reports of cancer patients' symptoms between doctor's visits has proven health benefits, but technology and...
Pressures from grazers hastens ecosystem collapse from drought
Credit: Xiaojun Wang DURHAM, N.C. -- Extreme droughts, intensified by a warming climate, are increasingly causing ecosystem collapse in many...
USDA announces $540,000 to support people with disabilities in agriculture
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced...
Ohio State joins national call for HPV vaccination as a means of preventing cancer
Loading video... Credit: The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove...
Study explains how western diet leads to overeating and obesity
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - More than two in three adults in the United States are considered overweight or obese, with substantial...
Important bio-chemical produced on a large scale by E. coli
Credit: Colourbox If you had a company that manufactured valuable ingredients for chemicals like detergens or paint, you would probably...
How to inflate a hardened concrete shell with a weight of 80 tons
Concrete shells are efficient structures, but not very resource efficient. The formwork for the construction of concrete domes alone requires...
NASA sees Pineapple Express deliver heavy rains, flooding to California
Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce California which has long been suffering through a strong, multi-year drought, is finally beginning to...
Robust funding for research and pro-innovation policies on advocates’ 2017 wish list
ARLINGTON, Va.-January 11, 2017- Research!America urges the 115th Congress and Trump Administration to move swiftly on several research and innovation...
Deciphering the beetle exoskeleton with nanomechanics
What can a beetle tell us about good design principles? Quite a lot, actually. Many insects and crustaceans possess hard,...
Moffitt researchers develop novel treatment to prevent graft-versus-host-disease
TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 11, 2017) - Graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) is the leading cause of non-relapse associated death in patients who receive...
Bacterial protein structure could aid development of new antibiotics
Credit: Alvin Kuk, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Bacterial cells have an added layer of protection, called the cell wall,...
A new cellular frontier
What if you could find another way to fight cancer by approaching it from an engineering perspective, acting on the...
Manipulating signals in bacteria could reduce illnesses
Credit: UIC The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy has received a five-year, $1.25 million federal grant to...
Researchers use stem cells to regenerate the external layer of a human heart
Credit: Lance Lian, Penn State A process using human stem cells can generate the cells that cover the external surface...
