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2024-07-11
Scientists Build a Healthy Dietary Pattern Using Ultra-Processed Foods
Scientists at the USDA Agricultural Research Service's (ARS)
Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center led a
study that demonstrates it is possible to build a healthy diet with 91 percent of the... Read more
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2024-06-29
Honey Bees More Faithful to Their Flower Patches Than Bumble Bees
Honey bees are more faithful to their flower patches than bumble bees when it comes to returning to collect more pollen and nectar, according to a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural... Read more
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2024-06-29
Honey Bees More Faithful to Their Flower Patches Than Bumble Bees
Honey bees are more faithful to their flower patches than bumble bees when it comes to returning to collect more pollen and nectar, according to a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural... Read more
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2024-06-20
Completing Genome of Rusty Patched Bumble Bee May Offer New Approach to Saving Endangered Bee
A detailed, high-resolution map of the rusty patched bumble bee's genome has been released by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife... Read more
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2024-06-20
Completing Genome of Rusty Patched Bumble Bee May Offer New Approach to Saving Endangered Bee
A detailed, high-resolution map of the rusty patched bumble bee's genome has been released by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife... Read more
rusty patched bumble bee beenome 100 project bombus affinis varimorpha bombi in bees jonathan b. uhaud koch ars pollinating insect-biology management systematics research unit
2024-06-15
Producers Can Now go "Whole Hog" on New Heat Stress App for Pigs
HotHog, a new smartphone application ("app") that predicts heat stress in pigs, is now available for download and use, a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists... Read more
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2024-06-15
Producers Can Now go "Whole Hog" on New Heat Stress App for Pigs
HotHog, a new smartphone application ("app") that predicts heat stress in pigs, is now available for download and use, a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists... Read more
heat stress in pigs preventing heat stress in swine
2024-06-05
BRIDGEcereal: Self-Teaching Web App Improves Speed, Accuracy of Classifying DNA Variations Among Cereal Varieties
Agricultural Research Service and Washington State University scientists have developed an innovative web app called
BRIDGEcereal that can quickly and accurately analyze the vast amount of genomic... Read more
classifying dna variations among cereal varieties bridgecereal web app xianran li ars wheat health genetics and quality research unit
2024-06-05
BRIDGEcereal: Self-Teaching Web App Improves Speed, Accuracy of Classifying DNA Variations Among Cereal Varieties
Agricultural Research Service and Washington State University scientists have developed an innovative web app called
BRIDGEcereal that can quickly and accurately analyze the vast amount of genomic... Read more
classifying dna variations among cereal varieties bridgecereal web app xianran li ars wheat health genetics and quality research unit
2024-06-05
BRIDGEcereal: Self-Teaching Web App Improves Speed, Accuracy of Classifying DNA Variations Among Cereal Varieties
Agricultural Research Service and Washington State University scientists have developed an innovative web app called
BRIDGEcereal that can quickly and accurately analyze the vast amount of genomic... Read more
classifying dna variations among cereal varieties bridgecereal web app xianran li ars wheat health genetics and quality research unit
2024-05-23
USDA, University of Kentucky Break Ground on New Forage Research Building
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new research facility, known as the
Forage-Animal Production Research Unit (FAPRU), on the University of... Read more
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2024-05-19
Researchers advocate for detection technology over best-before dates
A team of researchers advocating for replacing best-before dates with new packaging technology that they claim detects food spoilage. Read more
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