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Food and agriculture
Food and agriculture relates to the science of cultivating soil, growing crops, and/or raising livestock in preparation of plant/animal products for people to sell at markets and/or consume.
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NOV 22, 2017Microbiology
Salmonella enterica is the leading cause of bacterial illness in the United States as well as other parts of the world. ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 20, 2017Microbiology
Washing Your Thanksgiving Turkey Does More Harm than Good The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports tha ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 17, 2017Health & Medicine
The federal guidelines for a healthy diet are in place so that people know how much of which food groups will provide pr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 14, 2017Technology
In hydroponic agriculture, plants are grown in nutrient-enriched water. Most hydroponic farms are indoors and climate-co ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 06, 2017Microbiology
Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that causes toxoplasmosis. The parasite can be found throughout the world ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 02, 2017Immunology
Five fruits from trees found in Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest may be even better for us than blueberries, blackberr ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Using cutting-edge gene-editing technologies, Japanese scientists have modified hens to produce eggs that now contain a ...OCT 19, 2017Plants & Animals
As gross as many people think they are, insects are vital to the fragile ecosystem around us. Unfortunately, pollinators ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 16, 2017Microbiology
E. coli harboring the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) isolated from retail vegetables in ChinaWritten By: Sarah HertrichOCT 10, 2017Earth & The Environment
Florida’s oranges are under threat, and while climate change and hurricanes are a part of that threat, weird weath ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 27, 2017Videos
Farming is a repetitive process of plowing land, placing seeds, watering the seeds, fertilizing the planted seeds, and h ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 04, 2017Plants & Animals
Honeybees have been hit by some hard times these last couple of decades. Heavy pesticide usage, colony collapse, and inv ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 29, 2017Microbiology
Scientists have detected a single atypical case of mad cow disease in the United States.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2017Plants & Animals
An ongoing problem today is how some of the world’s largest carnivorous animals are losing their homes and roaming ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our food supply has changed a lot in the many years of human civilization, and new research can help scientists understa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2017Microbiology
Honeybees are critical to the world's food supply, and they are dying off in dramatic numbers. People have to do more to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2017Videos
A long-term study following 1200 girls in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco found that girls are indeed starting to g ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 23, 2017Chemistry & Physics
When speaking about methods in pest management, the idea of insecticides would probably be the first ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 13, 2017Plants & Animals
Mankind may know how to farm, but as history shows, ants have been doing it long before humans even walked the Earth; pe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 11, 2017Earth & The Environment
When I first walked off the plane onto the red earth of Baltra Island, I immediately got the feeling that I was in anoth ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 26, 2017Immunology
Eating a diet that includes foods containing soy protein may work to alleviate some symptoms of inflammatory bowl diseas ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 22, 2017Microbiology
In the developing world, mold often contaminates foods. Researchers have found it to be the source of a potent carcinoge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2017Plants & Animals
The first astronauts who travel to Mars on behalf of NASA will not only need to set up inside of a survivable habitation ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 23, 2017Earth & The Environment
In 2010 scientists drilled 1,500 feet into the seabed of the Dead Sea to retrieve cores of deposits that would give them ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 22, 2017
Microbiology
Salmonella enterica is the leading cause of bacterial illness in the United States as well as other parts of the world.
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 20, 2017
Microbiology
Washing Your Thanksgiving Turkey Does More Harm than Good The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports tha
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 17, 2017
Health & Medicine
The federal guidelines for a healthy diet are in place so that people know how much of which food groups will provide pr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 14, 2017
Technology
In hydroponic agriculture, plants are grown in nutrient-enriched water. Most hydroponic farms are indoors and climate-co
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 06, 2017
Microbiology
Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that causes toxoplasmosis. The parasite can be found throughout the world
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 02, 2017
Immunology
Five fruits from trees found in Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest may be even better for us than blueberries, blackberr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Using cutting-edge gene-editing technologies, Japanese scientists have modified hens to produce eggs that now contain a
...
OCT 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
As gross as many people think they are, insects are vital to the fragile ecosystem around us. Unfortunately, pollinators
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 16, 2017
Microbiology
E. coli harboring the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) isolated from retail vegetables in China
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Florida’s oranges are under threat, and while climate change and hurricanes are a part of that threat, weird weath
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 27, 2017
Videos
Farming is a repetitive process of plowing land, placing seeds, watering the seeds, fertilizing the planted seeds, and h
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 04, 2017
Plants & Animals
Honeybees have been hit by some hard times these last couple of decades. Heavy pesticide usage, colony collapse, and inv
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 29, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists have detected a single atypical case of mad cow disease in the United States.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2017
Plants & Animals
An ongoing problem today is how some of the world’s largest carnivorous animals are losing their homes and roaming
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our food supply has changed a lot in the many years of human civilization, and new research can help scientists understa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2017
Microbiology
Honeybees are critical to the world's food supply, and they are dying off in dramatic numbers. People have to do more to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2017
Videos
A long-term study following 1200 girls in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco found that girls are indeed starting to g
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 23, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
When speaking about methods in pest management, the idea of insecticides would probably be the first
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 13, 2017
Plants & Animals
Mankind may know how to farm, but as history shows, ants have been doing it long before humans even walked the Earth; pe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 11, 2017
Earth & The Environment
When I first walked off the plane onto the red earth of Baltra Island, I immediately got the feeling that I was in anoth
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 26, 2017
Immunology
Eating a diet that includes foods containing soy protein may work to alleviate some symptoms of inflammatory bowl diseas
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 22, 2017
Microbiology
In the developing world, mold often contaminates foods. Researchers have found it to be the source of a potent carcinoge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
The first astronauts who travel to Mars on behalf of NASA will not only need to set up inside of a survivable habitation
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 23, 2017
Earth & The Environment
In 2010 scientists drilled 1,500 feet into the seabed of the Dead Sea to retrieve cores of deposits that would give them
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan