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Plant Protection and Animal Health
Plant Protection and Animal Health: an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) responsible for protecting animal health, animal welfare, and plant health. APHIS is the lead agency for collaboration with other agencies to protect U.S. agriculture from invasive pests and diseases. APHIS is the National Plant Protection Authority for the U.S. government, and the agency's head of veterinary services is Chief Veterinary Officer of the United States.
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AUG 01, 2018Videos
The Endangered Species Act, which protects more than 2,000 plant, animal and insect species at risk ofWritten By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 25, 2018Earth & The Environment
Does sharing the locations of rare and endangered species help or harm those species? That’s the question that sci ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 16, 2018Earth & The Environment
Hawaii Governor David Ige has signed into law a ban on the sale, offer, or distribution of any sunscreens containing oxy ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 03, 2018Microbiology
Zika virus might still be impacting pregnancies.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Koalas are fascinating animals, and their populations have proven difficult to manage. New work will change that.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2018Plants & Animals
Olive trees throughout Europe are in trouble as an incommodious bacterium known as Xylella fastidiosa spreads like wildf ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 22, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Northern spotted owls and other wildlife are being exposed to high levels of rat poison in northwest California, and ill ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 12, 2018Health & Medicine
There are a lot of popular diets out there that promise weight loss, better health and even protection against heart dis ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 11, 2018Plants & Animals
The African Baobab tree has a reputation for being one of the largest and oldest trees on the continent. These trees spo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
One way cells regulate their genome is with epigenetic tags, reversible markers that can help control when and where gen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
We need good solutions to pest management in agriculture to feed a growing population as the environment changes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2018Plants & Animals
As you drive down the road and gaze off to the side, you may see a variety of plants growing near the roadside. But new ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 08, 2018Chemistry & Physics
"DNA damage is the precursor to photocarcinogenesis, and these derivatives reduce that damage, which means improved skin ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 02, 2018Plants & Animals
Humans use speech as a form of communication with one another, and many animals exhibit unique vocalizations with the sa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 04, 2018Plants & Animals
Earth’s mountaintops generally exhibit harsher environmental conditions than we’d anticipate at normal eleva ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 08, 2017Health & Medicine
Dogs can be wonderful pets, but for those with allergies, they can be a problem. Approximately 15% of people in the Unit ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 26, 2017Plants & Animals
Animal lovers won’t like hearing one bit og this, but Japan formally announced this week that it slaughtered 177 w ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 05, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study from the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB), Princeton University, and Sun ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 01, 2017Microbiology
Microbes live in symbiosis with animals, and those microbial communities can have a big impact on the health of their ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2017Microbiology
Scientists have detected a single atypical case of mad cow disease in the United States.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Even though sharks are often revered as large, scary fish with massive teeth made for eating beach-goers and ocean swimm ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 09, 2017Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Glyphosate, a component of Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, is expected to be added to the list of cancer-causing che ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 04, 2017Plants & Animals
You don’t see too many orangutans in the wild anymore; with that in mind, it’s not much of a surprise that t ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2018
Videos
The Endangered Species Act, which protects more than 2,000 plant, animal and insect species at risk of
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 25, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Does sharing the locations of rare and endangered species help or harm those species? That’s the question that sci
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 16, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Hawaii Governor David Ige has signed into law a ban on the sale, offer, or distribution of any sunscreens containing oxy
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 03, 2018
Microbiology
Zika virus might still be impacting pregnancies.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Koalas are fascinating animals, and their populations have proven difficult to manage. New work will change that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2018
Plants & Animals
Olive trees throughout Europe are in trouble as an incommodious bacterium known as Xylella fastidiosa spreads like wildf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 22, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Northern spotted owls and other wildlife are being exposed to high levels of rat poison in northwest California, and ill
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 12, 2018
Health & Medicine
There are a lot of popular diets out there that promise weight loss, better health and even protection against heart dis
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 11, 2018
Plants & Animals
The African Baobab tree has a reputation for being one of the largest and oldest trees on the continent. These trees spo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
One way cells regulate their genome is with epigenetic tags, reversible markers that can help control when and where gen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
We need good solutions to pest management in agriculture to feed a growing population as the environment changes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2018
Plants & Animals
As you drive down the road and gaze off to the side, you may see a variety of plants growing near the roadside. But new
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 08, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
"DNA damage is the precursor to photocarcinogenesis, and these derivatives reduce that damage, which means improved skin
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 02, 2018
Plants & Animals
Humans use speech as a form of communication with one another, and many animals exhibit unique vocalizations with the sa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 04, 2018
Plants & Animals
Earth’s mountaintops generally exhibit harsher environmental conditions than we’d anticipate at normal eleva
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 08, 2017
Health & Medicine
Dogs can be wonderful pets, but for those with allergies, they can be a problem. Approximately 15% of people in the Unit
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
Animal lovers won’t like hearing one bit og this, but Japan formally announced this week that it slaughtered 177 w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 05, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study from the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB), Princeton University, and Sun
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 01, 2017
Microbiology
Microbes live in symbiosis with animals, and those microbial communities can have a big impact on the health of their ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists have detected a single atypical case of mad cow disease in the United States.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Even though sharks are often revered as large, scary fish with massive teeth made for eating beach-goers and ocean swimm
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 09, 2017
Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Glyphosate, a component of Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, is expected to be added to the list of cancer-causing che
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 04, 2017
Plants & Animals
You don’t see too many orangutans in the wild anymore; with that in mind, it’s not much of a surprise that t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard