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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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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Beekeeping, Sustainability, Pollinators, Education,

Biodiversity

Biodiversity is a comprehensive concept. It includes the diversity of all life on earth, from flowers and bees to bacteria and tropical forests. Biodiversity is essential to humankind, for it is the foundation for our food, clean air, soil quality and other ecosystem services. Biodiversity and nature also benefit our well-being: green is good for us. Moreover, biodiversity has intrinsic value: who are we to decide whether a panda or tiger deserves to live?

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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,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Dairy, Agriculture US, Economics, Research, Ag Australia/NZ, Education,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Economics, Beef Cattle, Research, Ag Australia/NZ, Education,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Water, Research, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Education, Weather,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Young Farmers, FFA/4-H, Education,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Lamb/Sheep, Research, Education,
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