About four years ago, Fernando Alferez started to test if citrus trees grown inside a protective mesh cover could be kept safe from the potential deadly Asian citrus psyllid.
Agriculture
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The pelagic ocean covers over 50 percent of the planet's surface and many of the species that call it home travel thousands of miles each year, seeking food and suitable nursery grounds. Some of these species end up in your ...
Ecology
Nov 24, 2021
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New research by a team of University of Florida investigators, and others, provides evidence that host immunity drives evolution of the dengue virus. The work, published today in Science, retrospectively analyzes two decades ...
Evolution
Nov 18, 2021
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As soon as a head of broccoli is harvested, an internal freshness clock starts counting down. Eventually, that crisp, green broccoli crown wilts and yellows.
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2021
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Humans like truffles, as do many mammals. Now new evidence suggests that birds may also seek out and disperse these ecologically important fungi.
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2021
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A team of researchers from the University of Florida, led by Dr. Philip Feng, in collaboration with Prof. Steven Shaw in Florida Institute of Technology, has now demonstrated extremely high-efficient mechanical signal amplification ...
Nanophysics
Oct 26, 2021
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Sometimes the pathogens that infect plants also affect people—through our pocketbooks. Which is why plant pathologist Erica Goss, a University of Florida professor with the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, spends ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 18, 2021
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By utilizing two of the most invasive termite species in Florida, scientists have gained insights at how animals living in groups—termites particularly—coordinate their leader-follower behaviors to thrive.
Plants & Animals
Oct 6, 2021
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For a century, researchers have tracked genetic traits to find out which cattle produce more and better milk and meat. Now, two University of Florida scientists will use artificial intelligence to analyze millions of bits ...
Agriculture
Sep 6, 2021
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The pandemic has turned many of us to technology as a way to connect with not just other people, but also nature.
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2021
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