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New model maps animal farms to tackle environmental challenges
Understanding where farm animals are raised is crucial for managing their environmental impacts and developing technological solutions, but gaps in data often make it challenging to get the full picture.
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Sweet molasses feed proves key to understanding grazing behavior in cattle
Researchers have tempted grazing cattle with sweet molasses feed to discover whether cows would roam far and wide to graze or stick close to the herd, water supplies and feed stations.
Plants & Animals
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Report on climate-smart agriculture opportunities and challenges issued
A new report issued by the Purdue Applied Research Institute's Digital Innovation in Agri-Food Systems Laboratory, the research arm of DIAL Ventures, offers multiple strategies to help the agrifood sector navigate climate ...
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New tool to verify Aussie food product claims and green credentials
CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has today launched an important new national resource of isotopic data—food's unique fingerprint—that can be used to help protect and further grow Australia's reputation for ...
Biotechnology
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New treatment improves bovine IVF
Up until the 1950s, scientists were scratching their heads trying to figure out why their experiments using perfectly healthy eggs and sperm to develop in-vitro fertilization (IVF) were unsuccessful.
Molecular & Computational biology
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Fish and chips shouldn't come with a catch: How Australia can keep illegal seafood off our plates
If you've ever been stopped by quarantine officers at the airport, you might think Australia's international border is locked down like a fortress. But when it comes to trade in seafood, it's more like a net full of holes.
Ecology
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Scientists identify key gene that's critical for parasitic weed resistance and tomato yield
A recent breakthrough by researchers led by Prof. Li Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences offers new hope in the battle against parasitic weeds that cause ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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The science of sourdough—how citizens are helping shape the future of fermented foods
Citizen scientists are drawing on personal experience to help researchers create new plant-based fermented foods and maximize their health benefits.
Cell & Microbiology
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Ultrasounds could help process edible flowers as food ingredients
Many of the flowers lining store shelves for Valentine's Day have been gifted at romantic dinners. But what happens to the flowers that went unsold?
Plants & Animals
Feb 17, 2025
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Switching wildlife for livestock can foster harmful pests
Greater monitoring of the risk of diseases spread by insects is needed in environments where animals and people coexist, say researchers after studying the effect of livestock on spiders in the Himalayas.
Ecology
Feb 17, 2025
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A blueprint for making cereal crops more resistant to fungal disease
Powdery mildew is a destructive fungal disease of barley that can result in crop losses of up to 40%. To protect themselves from powdery mildew, barley has evolved a series of immune receptors that each recognize matching, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 17, 2025
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Gene-edited rice can produce a compound that's vital for human health
A team of Chinese scientists has used targeted gene editing to develop rice that produces coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), a vital compound for human health.
Biotechnology
Feb 14, 2025
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California aims to limit pesticide: Central Valley farmworker communities say it's not enough
Farmworker communities are protesting the California Department of Pesticide Regulation's proposal to limit the pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene, arguing the measures don't go far enough to protect against long-term cancer risks.
Agriculture
Feb 14, 2025
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Climate change threatens global cocoa production: New study highlights pollination-based solutions
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a vital cash-crop for four to six million small-holder farmers across the tropics, and supports a global chocolate industry valued at over USD 100 billion annually. The combination of millions ...
Ecology
Feb 14, 2025
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Acidification kills H5N1 in waste milk, reducing risk of bird flu
Pasteurization is the only widely recognized method of killing H5N1, the virus that causes bird flu, in milk. However, pasteurization can be expensive and fewer than 50% of large dairy farms pasteurize waste milk.
Biotechnology
Feb 13, 2025
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Mutation in rice alters sterility temperature, offering new agricultural insights
Thermo-sensitive genic male sterility 5 (tms5) is a widely used thermo-sensitive genic male sterile (TGMS) line for two-line hybrid rice production. Critical sterility-inducing temperature (CSIT) acts as a key threshold of ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 13, 2025
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Study explores challenges and future of large-scale, high-precision agricultural film mapping
Agricultural films are essential for boosting land productivity, yet their widespread use has raised significant ecological concerns. To address these challenges, accurate mapping of agricultural films is crucial for both ...
Agriculture
Feb 13, 2025
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Global study shows pesticides are major contributor to biodiversity crisis
Pesticides are causing overwhelming negative effects on hundreds of species of microbes, fungi, plants, insects, fish, birds and mammals that they are not intended to harm—and globally their use is a major contributor to ...
Ecology
Feb 13, 2025
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Researchers reveal microbial mechanism behind low methane emissions in ruminant hindgut
A research team led by Prof. Tan Zhiliang from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered the microbial mechanisms responsible for the low methane emission trait in the hindgut ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 12, 2025
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Bacterial cellulose promotes plant tissue regeneration, study shows
A study has elucidated the mechanism by which bacterial cellulose mediates plant tissue regeneration. The work has been published today in the journal Science Advances and includes collaborations with researchers of the Institute ...
Biotechnology
Feb 12, 2025
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