by Iliyah | Jul 12, 2017 | Agricultural Science, Life Sciences & Biology
Dr David Peebles – The Chicken in the Egg: Hacking Early Development to Improve Adult Chicken Health Chicken meat is one of the world’s most relied upon animal food sources, and a major factor in economics and food security for many people. Dr David Peebles at...
by Iliyah | Jul 12, 2017 | Agricultural Science, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences & Biology
Dr Michael Stout | Dr Blake Wilson – Protecting United States Rice with Integrated Pest Management Strategies US rice production is threatened by the expansion of the Mexican rice borer, and a host of other pests. Dr Michael Stout, Dr Blake Wilson and their...
by Iliyah | Jul 4, 2017 | Life Sciences & Biology, Medical & Health Sciences
Taher Saif | Dr Andrew Holle – Mechanobiology – Exploring the Mechanics of Cell Behaviour Understanding how cells interact with the physical world around them is at the core of mechanobiology, a growing subfield connecting the arenas of cell biology and...
by Iliyah | Jun 28, 2017 | Earth & Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences & Biology
Dr Chang-Won Lee – Global Health is for the Birds: Studying Avian Diseases to Protect Human Health Every year, outbreaks of diseases that affect livestock cause massive economic losses, and occasionally these diseases also threaten human health. The dynamics...
by Iliyah | Jun 28, 2017 | Agricultural Science, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences & Biology
Mark Hoddle – Biological Control: Protecting Agriculture and Wilderness Areas from Invasive Insect Pests Invasive organisms become pests, in part, because they escape control of their natural enemies that regulate population growth in areas where the invader is...
by Iliyah | Jun 21, 2017 | Agricultural Science, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences & Biology
Dr Guihua Bai – Genotyping our Daily Bread: Genetic Markers in Modern Wheat Breeding Wheat is a staple crop, and is of utmost importance for global food supply. Dr Guihua Bai and his group at USDA-ARS conduct wheat genomics research to analyse wheat DNA markers,...
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