Plant breeders are constantly working to develop new bean varieties to meet the needs and desires of the food industry.
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New U of A Research Chair Will Help Strengthen Sustainability of Alberta’s Forest Industries
The sustainability of Alberta’s forest industries will be strengthened through a new $4.125-million research chair being established at the University of Alberta.
Fatty Acid May Help Combat Multiple Sclerosis
The abnormal immune system response that causes multiple sclerosis (MS) by attacking and damaging the central nervous system can be triggered by the lack of a specific fatty acid in fat tissue, according to a new Yale study.
USF Researcher’s Exploration of Toxic Tiger Rattlesnake Venom Advances Application of Genetic Science Techniques
The Tiger Rattlesnake possesses the simplest, yet most toxic venom of any rattlesnake species, and now new research from a team lead by a University of South Florida biologist can explain the genetics behind the predator’s fearsome bite.
Exploring the Solar Wind With A New View of Small Sun Structures
Scientists have combined NASA data and cutting-edge image processing to gain new insight into the solar structures that create the Sun’s flow of high-speed solar wind, detailed in new research published today in The Astrophysical Journal.
Could Lab-Grown Plant Tissue Ease the Environmental Toll of Logging and Agriculture?
It takes a lot to make a wooden table. Grow a tree, cut it down, transport it, mill it, you get the point.
