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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Education U.S. NorthEast, Pest Control, Research, World Population,

Gene discovery in fruit flies could help search for new treatments for mitochondrial disease

Scientists have identified a protein in fruit flies that can be targeted to reverse the ef...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Education U.S. MidWest, Pest Control, Research,

The healing power of fruit flies

While it does seem strange, the eventual goal is to make the lives of cancer patients and ...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Education U.S. West, Pest Control, Research,

Researchers investigate neural mechanisms that coordinate complex motor sequences in fruit flies

Our day-to-day lives can be seen as a series of complex motor sequences: morning routines,...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Rice, Vegetables, Education U.S. NorthEast, Pest Control, Crop Diseases, Potatoes,

Plant diseases, pests ruining crops - Farm and Dairy

Pathogens and pests are causing maize losses of 20 to 41 percent, and soybean losses of 11...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Sustainability, Research,

New rice variety developed - Talk Business & Politics

Adverse weather conditions, especially rising temperatures, have had a significant impact ...

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 5 years ago
Topics: Wheat, Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Crop Diseases, Research, Ag Asia / Pacific,

Protective gene in wild wheatgrass could stop fusarium head blight in wheat and barley

A team of researchers from several institutions in China, one in the U.S. and one in Israe...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Food/Nutrition, Bread / Yeast, Ag Australia/NZ,

Bakers revive ancient grains and heritage wheat for a tastier bread

In the middle of a vineyard at Langhorne Creek in South Australia is an unusual sight in a...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Agriculture US,

Winter wheat in the Panhandle is doing well

“Winter wheat in the Panhandle is regarded as doing well,” UNL Panhandle Research and ...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Pesticides, Pest Control, Ag Africa,

Malawi, Botswana share notes on Fall Armyworms

A mission composed of agriculture experts and lead farmers from Botswana was in Malawi las...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Pesticides, Pest Control, Ag Asia / Pacific,

China launches $200 mn fund to combat fall armyworms, locusts

China has allocated 1.4 billion yuan ($200 million) for the prevention and control of pest...

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