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Weekend reading: FDA’s curricula for middle and high school teachers

Food Politics

Yes, food can be used to engage students in inquiry-based science — really ! The Science and Our Food Supply Teacher Guides are challenging hands-on, minds-on activities that empower students to make informed choices about food safety, nutrition, biotechnology, and dietary supplements. For that alone!

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Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center

AgriLife Today

Read More → The post Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center appeared first on AgriLife Today. The $13 million facility is a joint.

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In His Own Words: E. Kika De La Garza Science Fellow Alok Arun

USDA Blog

Science Fellows, like Associate Professor of Biotechnology Alok Arun from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico Barranquitas campus, also collaborate with leading USDA scientists and a USDA Research Center. Participants meet directly with U.S.

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A rare gem: an industry-funded study with a negative result, and for blueberries yet!

Food Politics

Blueberry trade associations, as I discuss in my book Unsavory Truth: How the Food Industry Skews the Science of What We Eat, led the way in promoting research suggesting this fruit is a “superfood.” I’ve posted several studies sponsored by the blueberry industry , most recently on their effects on menopausal symptoms.

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New culture project launched to support women in wheat research

Agri-tech

Empowering the UK wheat community to achieve gender parity, a progressive culture improvement initiative led by the John Innes Centre (JIC), The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) and Rothamsted Research, has secured funding from the UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

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Board of Regents approve Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center construction

AgriLife Today

Domestic animal reproductive biology and technology focus of new state-of-the-art facility The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved construction of the new $13 million Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center at their meeting on Aug. This initiative is a joint.

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Innovation in Gene Editing and Plant Breeding

Jayson Lusk

Director, Seed Biotechnology Center and Associate Director, Plant Breeding Center, University of California, Davis Richard Lawrence, Ph.D., Head of Genome Editing, Yield, Disease, and Quality Research, Bayer Crop Science Fan-Li Chou, Ph. The main speakers included: Allen Van Deynze, Ph.