Examining potatoes' past could improve spuds of the future
The old adage of looking to the past to understand the future certainly applies to improving potatoes.
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Utah is home to earliest use of a wild potato in North America
The town of Escalante in southern Utah is no small potatoes when it comes to scientific discovery; a new archaeological finding within its borders may rewrite the story of tuber domestication.
Biotechnology
Jul 3, 2017
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CIA penetrated by insider network of candy thieves
The Central Intelligence Agency admitted this week that it had been compromised for months in 2013 by a network of high-tech snack thieves.
Security
Jun 22, 2017
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Cannibal larvae eat eggs, grow fast, avoid predators
Insects that cannibalize often do so to boost their nutrition, but a new study of Colorado potato beetles suggests another reason for the behavior: to lay low from predators.
Ecology
Apr 7, 2017
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First on the Martian menu: spuds
If human beings finally reach Mars, they may find themselves depending on the humble, if hardy potato.
Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2017
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Study provides evidence on movement of potato famine pathogen
New North Carolina State University research delves into the movement and evolution of the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s, which set down roots in the United States before attacking Europe.
Biotechnology
Dec 28, 2016
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Researchers trace roots of potato farming to Andes
Every french fry, gnocchi, tater tot and order of hash browns humans have eaten in the past 5,000 years can be traced back to one place in the world—northwestern Bolivia and southern Peru.
Archaeology
Nov 29, 2016
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Under-active pandas save energy, much like sloths
Giant pandas are the new couch potatoes of the animal world, according to a study Thursday that found the bears are just as sluggish as slow-moving sloths.
Plants & Animals
Jul 9, 2015
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Dutch saltwater potatoes offer hope for world's hungry
A small field on an island off the Netherlands' northern coast promises one answer to the problem of how to feed the world's ever-growing population: potatoes and other crops that grow in saltwater.
Biotechnology
Apr 29, 2015
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Save Our Spuds: Scientists find shield for potato blight
Scientists on Monday said they have found a gene to help protect potatoes from a blight that unleashed a devastating famine in Ireland in the 19th century.
Biotechnology
Mar 30, 2015
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