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MRSA in livestock acquired drug resistance on the farm, now infects humans

Researchers have discovered that a strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria that humans contract from livestock was originally a human strain, but it developed resistance to antibiotics once i ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Meating' a solution: Research finds that LED lights extend meat shelf life, save retailers money

A switch to LED lights in refrigeration units could save the retail meat industry millions of dollars each year, according to research from Kansas State University.

Chemistry / Other

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

FDA limits some antibiotics in livestock

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ordered farmers to limit the use of a type of antibiotics they give livestock because it could make people more resistant to a key antibiotic that can save lives, encouraging ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Molecular celebrations for your taste buds

Not another turkey, caviar or Yule Log! What if the traditional end-of-year feast was left up to scientists? The menu might surprise a few...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Staple diet: Christmas turkey nightmare is resolved at last

The table has been set, the wine has been poured and the Christmas turkey is brought out for everyone's approval.

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researcher unpacks the perils of a supersized Christmas dinner

Are you really going to eat a whole oversized roast turkey? Are 38 cans of soft drink more than plenty? Should you buy six packets of Christmas pudding just to get an extra one free? These are the sort of ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How drought-tolerant grasses came to be

If you eat bread stuffing or grain-fed turkey this Thanksgiving, give thanks to the grasses — a family of plants that includes wheat, oats, corn and rice. Some grasses, such as corn and sugar cane, have ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The globe-trotting turkey: Genetic research promises to improve upon a multi-continent breeding effort

The great majority of today's domesticated turkeys may not be able to fly, but their ancestors sure got around. The quintessential New World bird, Meleagris gallopavo, was already an Old World favorite by ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New turkey feed helps bird producers gobble up profits

As feed prices have risen in recent years, feeding turkeys has become more costly than many producers can bear. Satisfying turkeys' hunger accounts for 70 percent of the cost of producing turkey meat. Now, ...

Biology / Other

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New test can precisely pinpoint food pathogens

(PhysOrg.com) -- With Salmonella-tainted ground turkey sickening more than 100 people and Listeria-contaminated cantaloupes killing 15 this year, the ability to detect outbreaks of food-borne illness and determine their sources ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Turkey, a country at seismic crossroads

The 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Van province in eastern Turkey on Sunday, causing hundreds of fatalities, underscores the country's fate to be straddling one of the world's most active seismic zones.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Turkish Academy of Sciences to lose its independence

(PhysOrg.com) -- Members of TÜBA, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, are threatening to resign en masse in order to fight a decree issued by the government of Turkey that would strip the Academy of its autonomy.

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old lion adorning citadel gate complex in Turkey

Archaeologists leading the University of Toronto's Tayinat Archaeological Project in southeastern Turkey have unearthed the remains of a monumental gate complex adorned with stone sculptures, including a magnificently ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (15) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Texas drought will harm wildlife habitat for years

(AP) -- In a muddy pile of sand where a pond once flowed in the Texas Panhandle, dead fish, their flesh already decayed and feasted on by maggots, lie with their mouths open. Nearby, deer munch on the equivalent ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

GE's new triple-threat hybrid power plant technology selected to go up in Turkey

(PhysOrg.com) -- After recently announcing the development of new natural gas power plant technology, in addition to a partnership with eSolar, GE has now landed a contract with Turkish Developer MetCap Energy ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report