Young pigs prefer traditional soybean diet
Pigs aren't known for being picky, but new research shows they avoid bitter tastes when they can.
Mar 12, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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Advance promises to expand biological control of crop pests
Slow-moving rocks better odds that life crashed to Earth from space
(Phys.org)—Microorganisms that crashed to Earth embedded in the fragments of distant planets might have been the sprouts of life on this one, according to new research from Princeton University, the University ...
Sep 24, 2012
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Spanish farmers struggle with lack of rain
When Manuel Montesa takes sheep out to forage in mountains in northern Spain, he must bring water for them because streams near his town have run dry.
Mar 11, 2012
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Mobile phone scanner detects harmful bacteria
(PhysOrg.com) -- A mobile phone that could detect whether leftovers in your fridge are safe to eat could be heading to an app store near you. A device has been developed that attaches to mobiles and can detect ...
Mar 07, 2012
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An ecosystem being transformed: Yellowstone 15 years after the return of wolves
Biosensing tool to detect salmonella holds promise for preventing common food poisoning
Pick your poison from this smorgasbord of recent salmonella outbreaks in the United States: ground turkey; fresh papayas; alfalfa sprouts. That's in 2011 alone, and the list goes on, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Oct 25, 2011
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Secret of safe sprout production is very clean seeds, expert says
Genome sequence of mesopolyploid crop Brassica rapa could improve important agricultural crops
An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of a Chinese cabbage variety of a plant called Brassica rapa, a close relative of oilseed rape. The research, which is published today (28 August) in the journa ...
Aug 28, 2011
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E. coli, salmonella may lurk in unwashable places in produce
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sanitizing the outside of produce may not be enough to remove harmful food pathogens, according to a Purdue University study that demonstrated that Salmonella and E. coli can live inside plant ...
Aug 15, 2011
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E. coli outbreak may be traced to Egypt seeds
(AP) -- European food and disease prevention authorities said Wednesday they are investigating whether the E. coli outbreak in Germany and France may be traced back to fenugreek seeds imported from Egypt either in 2009 or ...
Jun 30, 2011
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Salmonella-tainted sprouts sicken 21 in US
An outbreak of salmonella poisoning in salad sprouts has sickened 21 people in the United States but is not connected to the German E. coli outbreak, health authorities said Tuesday.
Jun 28, 2011
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E. coli death toll up to at least 47
(AP) -- The death toll in Europe's E. coli outbreak has risen by three to at least 47, German authorities said Monday, even as new infections continue to tail off.
Jun 27, 2011
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UK in sprout warning after French E. coli outbreak
(AP) -- British officials warned consumers Saturday against eating uncooked sprouts after authorities in France linked seeds distributed by an English vendor to an E. coli outbreak near the city of Bordeaux.
Jun 25, 2011
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Europe's E. coli death toll at least 44
(AP) -- Germany has reported another death in Europe's E. coli outbreak, bringing the toll to at least 44.
Jun 24, 2011
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