New study shows ‘organic’ wounds improve produce
Scientists find simple leaf wounding in plants may produce healthier organic fruit
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US Rep. Colin Allred, STEM scholars tour AgriLife Dallas Center
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and a group of 10 high school scholars toured the Texas A&M AgriLife Center at Dallas for a hands-on look at the technologies shaping modern agriculture.
Agriculture’s big data keeps getting bigger; needs home to make greater impacts
Massive amounts of agricultural data are being collected around the world by scientists utilizing drones for remote sensing, agronomic yield measurements or plant breeding variety trials. Seth Murray, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research corn breeder, College Station, called upon the agricultural scientific community to address the lack of plans or infrastructure to catalogue and…
Foods’ nutrient content from a one-second scan
Spectroscopy has a new use in food production, from the field to the grocery store
Crazy ants’ strict survival strategy
Tawny crazy ants’ weird genetics may help them thrive in new environments
Missing link to longevity discovered in plant kingdom
New research could provide insight into how some organisms live for thousands of years
Celebrating 10 years of genetics, genomics trailblazing
AgriLife Genomics and Bioinformatics Service welcomes new laboratory celebrating a decade of genomics analysis at Texas A&M
Texas A&M AgriLife opens new Plant Pathology and Microbiology building
State-of-the-art building will advance the understanding of plants and their microbiome
Texas A&M Protein Chemistry Lab named No. 1 in the country
Texas A&M AgriLife’s Protein Chemistry Lab, or PCL, was named No. 1 Top Performer for Protein Engineering, Productions and Characterization labs by Science Exchange. Ranking No. 1 out of 526 protein labs, the PCL has over 160 completed projects through the platform, with 100% success. The PCL, a core resource facility within Texas A&M University’s…
What is forensic entomology?
Insights into how insects assist in legal investigations Insects can help fight crime by providing important scientific insights that can be applied to legal investigations – plus provide interested individuals with a truly unique profession in forensic entomology. While most may view forensic entomology as the “creepy-crawly” part of CSI-type television shows, that perspective only…
