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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. SouthEast, Sustainability, Research,

A technique to map out 'light switches' of maize genome - My Droll

Pollination bags cover corn tassels at a Florida State University research field for an experiment led by biology Professor Hank Bass. The bags prevent plants from being pollinated, which allows scientists to avoid contamination of the specimens they are researching. Credit: Jonathan Doster Getting a full understanding of how genes are regulated is a major […]

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Biodiversity in Food Systems

As we grapple with the challenges of feeding the growing world population without destroying our planet, agendas are increasingly turning to the role of biodiversity in food systems. Biodiversity at all levels – genetic, species and ecosystems – is the basis of our food system, yet our comprehension of its role is often overlooked or undervalued. WUR delivers world-leading research in both food and biodiversity. Its food systems approach acknowledges the many interlinkages between people, agriculture, biodiversity, water, health and climate change. WUR’s ambition is to leverage the role of biodiversity in this food systems thinking, and thus provide thought leadership that contributes to transforming our food systems and bending the curve of biodiversity loss.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Lamb/Sheep, Research, Education,

DNA in Sheep and Dinosaurs

About 1,600 years ago, salt miners in Iran apparently left their lamb lunch down the shaft. Their loss became scientists' gain. The now-mummified sheep carcass suggests that salt helps preserve sheepskin DNA. The research results, published in Biology Letters, showed probably the best-preserved DNA from any skin from that time.1 The Iranian and European team used radiocarbon dating to help establish an age estimate. They sequenced DNA from the sheep skin and discovered that it was high en

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Ag Innovation,
Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Environment, Climate Change,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Pest Control, Insects, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Research, Plant-Based/Animal Free, Animal Health,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. West, Beef Cattle, Regenerative Agriculture, Education, Weather,

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