Biofuel matchmaker: Finding the perfect algae for renewable energy
Credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory SEQUIM, Wash. - A dozen glass cylinders containing a potential payload of bright green algae are exposed to hundreds of...
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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 for more than 70 percent...
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 $3 million in available funding...
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. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National...
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 is more complicated than previously...
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 New Orleans, Louisiana. The New...
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 cost barriers are getting in...
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 regions worldwide. But models used...
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 $540,000 in available funding for...
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 Research Institute Columbus, OHIO -...
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 biomedical and clinical evidence suggesting...
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 like to produce the ingredients...
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 a high amount of labor...
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 see some much needed relief...
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 priorities this year to combat...
