Recently added articles from Agricultural Research:
Diversity of ARS research.(Agricultural Research Service)
Aug 01, 2009; ... Whether you start your day with a cup of yogurt, a bowl of grits, or a stack of pancakes, you're probably eating food that's benefited from the work of Agricultural Research Service scientists and their many public and private-sector research partners. ARS scientists have ...
Yumi flavorful wraps and glazes show off fruit and vegetable tastes and textures.(Origami Foods LLC)
Aug 01, 2009; ... Shiny, colorful, and wonderfully edible, the glistening sheets of fruit and vegetable films from Origami Foods LLC add elegance and appeal to appetizers, entrees, sides, sushi rolls, desserts--and more. Chefs love them! So do home cooks interested in creating a ...
Flu fighters: identifying, treating, and preventing the flu with help from ARS research.(Agricultural Research Service )
Aug 01, 2009; ... The first reports of a novel swine-origin influenza outbreak surfaced in the U.S. media in April 2009. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first detected human infection in mid-April. Over the next 6 weeks, human infections were detected in more than 40 countries and ...
Conserving crop diversity and a way of life in Ecuador.
Aug 01, 2009; ... Can conservation of traditional crops, in an area considered one of the cradles of world agriculture, contribute to the livelihoods of the local people? An ARS researcher is working with an international team of scientists to do just that in rural indigenous communities in Ecuador. ...
Genetic research sheds light on group B Streptococcus.
Aug 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A versatile pathogen that affects a variety of animals, Streptococcus agalactiae has a family tree that might have baffled Darwin himself. Fortunately, new research from the Agricultural Research Service is shedding light on the relatedness of subtypes of ...