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USDA helps small businesses develop new agricultural products, technology
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 18, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
NIFA biotechnology grants put science at center of food safety policy
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 19, 2017 - The science of agriculture grows more complex every year. Today, the U.S. Department of...
Climate shifts shorten marine food chain off California
Credit: Lindsey E. Peavey (NOAA/CINMS) Environmental disturbances such as El Niño shake up the marine food web off Southern California,...
Newly discovered viral marker could help predict flu severity in infected patients
Credit: Vasilijevic J, et al (2017) Flu viruses contain defective genetic material that may activate the immune system in infected...
New mapping tool tracks elk migration to reduce brucellosis risk
Credit: Mark Gocke Wildlife managers and ranchers in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem soon will have a new mapping tool for...
Barrow researchers use novel imaging to predict spinal degeneration
(PHOENIX, Ariz. Oct. 19, 2017) Research by a Barrow Neurological Institute neurosurgery team on novel imaging technique assessment of patients...
Patients suffering injuries in low & middle-income countries have higher prevalence of HIV
Both HIV and injury are major public health problems, especially in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the majority of...
Specialized communication narratives help couples deal with miscarriage
Anywhere from 10 to 25 percent of clinically recognized pregnancies end in loss, according to the American Pregnancy Association, making...
Sequencing of stevia plant genome revealed for first time by Purecircle Stevia Institute
For the first time, scientists have completed the sequencing of the stevia plant genome. Lead scientists from PureCircle Stevia Institute...
How solar peaker plants could replace gas peakers
Credit: Hank Price: Dispatchable Solar Power Plant Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) can be a night-only dispatchable (D-CSP) plant; with its...
Impact of Amazonian hydropower is ‘significantly underestimated’, study finds
Credit: University of Stirling The environmental impact of hydropower generation in the Amazon may be greater than predicted, according to...
Fundamental research enhances understanding of major cancer gene
Credit: Image captured by A. Kielkowska and adapted by T. Chessa New research represents a promising step towards better understanding...
Field trips of the future?
Virtual reality has nothing on nature. Just ask the UC Santa Barbara students who one recent day trekked to a...
‘Y’ a protein unicorn might matter in glaucoma
Credit: BrightFocus Foundation So unheard of was what researchers discovered in a protein associated with glaucoma that for over two...
MDC receives funding to collaborate on Human Cell Atlas
Credit: Credit: Gotthardt Lab, MDC The Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in Berlin is participating as a research...
Harvard establishes strategic research alliance with Servier
Oct. 19, 2017 - Harvard University has established a 3-year strategic research alliance with Servier to support multiple, multi-year research...
Gut bacteria may hold clues to Parkinson’s disease
Credit: UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - The saying "Listen to your gut" is taking on new meaning in the hunt...
New study reveals breast cancer cells recycle their own ammonia waste as fuel
At a glance: Breast cancer cells secrete ammonia as a byproduct of cellular metabolism, which accumulates in the tumor's surrounding...
Scientists reveal herbal remedies containing aristolochic acid may cause liver cancer
Credit: Duke-NUS Medical School Scientists from Singapore and Taiwan have revealed a decisive link between Aristolochic Acids (AA), a natural...
Researchers watch in real time as fat-encased drug nanoparticles invade skin cells
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Some anti-cancer drugs are encapsulated to allow gradual release, spreading their effect over a...
