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USDA: is the United States Department of Agriculture, also known as the Agriculture Department, is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, and food.
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NOV 20, 2017Microbiology
Washing Your Thanksgiving Turkey Does More Harm than Good The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports tha ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 14, 2017Technology
In hydroponic agriculture, plants are grown in nutrient-enriched water. Most hydroponic farms are indoors and climate-co ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 01, 2017Videos
When you go to the store to purchase yams, do you know what you're really getting? Although you might think you're getti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 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 SullivanAUG 09, 2017Microbiology
Trying to get bacteria out of a kitchen sponge is apparently harder than we thought.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 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 24, 2017Microbiology
These fungi have a unique way of breaking wood down into basic components.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Research investigating how brown fat impacts metabolism has been hampered by the lack of a good model.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2017Videos
A quick look around the grocery store shelves and it becomes clear that a label of "Non-GMO" is a pretty popular way to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 01, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Ants and bees—which seem so different—are actually cousins, according to new research. The new findings show ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 28, 2017Microbiology
We’ve all got to eat. That means we’ve all got to cook. (Well, someone has to cook.) When I cook, I find mys ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 18, 2016Plants & Animals
A maggot-like creature known as a screwworm is currently infesting half of a dozen of Florida’s islands – th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 01, 2016Microbiology
A new study from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (USDA HNRCA) has shown ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2016Microbiology
There has been a lot of talk about antibiotic resistance in recent years; it’s a growing problem that science has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2016Earth & The Environment
There is a hidden door behind the controversy of eating a vegetarian or vegan diet. Many people choose to be vegetarians ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 03, 2016Microbiology
Scientists would like to get a better look at soil microbes in order to have a better understanding of how they impact o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2016Microbiology
In March 2015, President Obama released The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. It is inte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2016Cancer
Horseradish isn’t exactly the most visually enchanting of spices. Far from being beautiful like the saffron flower ...MAY 11, 2016Plants & Animals
In a movement taking place via the nonprofit organization Project Chimps, 220 laboratory chimpanzees that have served th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 20, 2016Plants & Animals
A bald eagle couple, which has been nesting in a Tuplip Poplar tree near the U.S. National Arboretum in the nation&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 03, 2016Health & Medicine
Neonicotinoid insecticides kill and stunt growth of butterflies and bees - but perhaps even more dangerous is that the U ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Alzheimer’s disease is highly prevalent, accounting for over 7 million new cases every year. While there’s n ...JAN 11, 2016Immunology
Although pregnant women are often encouraged to take folic acid supplements to reduce the risk of their babies developin ...Written By: Kara Marker
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 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 01, 2017
Videos
When you go to the store to purchase yams, do you know what you're really getting? Although you might think you're getti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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
AUG 09, 2017
Microbiology
Trying to get bacteria out of a kitchen sponge is apparently harder than we thought.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 24, 2017
Microbiology
These fungi have a unique way of breaking wood down into basic components.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research investigating how brown fat impacts metabolism has been hampered by the lack of a good model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2017
Videos
A quick look around the grocery store shelves and it becomes clear that a label of "Non-GMO" is a pretty popular way to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 01, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Ants and bees—which seem so different—are actually cousins, according to new research. The new findings show
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 28, 2017
Microbiology
We’ve all got to eat. That means we’ve all got to cook. (Well, someone has to cook.) When I cook, I find mys
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 18, 2016
Plants & Animals
A maggot-like creature known as a screwworm is currently infesting half of a dozen of Florida’s islands – th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 01, 2016
Microbiology
A new study from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (USDA HNRCA) has shown
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2016
Microbiology
There has been a lot of talk about antibiotic resistance in recent years; it’s a growing problem that science has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2016
Earth & The Environment
There is a hidden door behind the controversy of eating a vegetarian or vegan diet. Many people choose to be vegetarians
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 03, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists would like to get a better look at soil microbes in order to have a better understanding of how they impact o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2016
Microbiology
In March 2015, President Obama released The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. It is inte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2016
Cancer
Horseradish isn’t exactly the most visually enchanting of spices. Far from being beautiful like the saffron flower
...
MAY 11, 2016
Plants & Animals
In a movement taking place via the nonprofit organization Project Chimps, 220 laboratory chimpanzees that have served th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 20, 2016
Plants & Animals
A bald eagle couple, which has been nesting in a Tuplip Poplar tree near the U.S. National Arboretum in the nation&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2016
Health & Medicine
Neonicotinoid insecticides kill and stunt growth of butterflies and bees - but perhaps even more dangerous is that the U
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Alzheimer’s disease is highly prevalent, accounting for over 7 million new cases every year. While there’s n
...
JAN 11, 2016
Immunology
Although pregnant women are often encouraged to take folic acid supplements to reduce the risk of their babies developin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker