We Travel The Road To ‘Mastery of Our Biological Destiny’
Posted On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ARIZONA Tags: Agriculture, biology, College of Science, evolution, genomics, immunology, mastery of our biological destiny, Medicine, pharmacology, University of Arizona's
Genomics, the topic of this year's lecture series at the University of Arizona's College of Science, is not an inherently controversial topic.
It is the realm of scientists who sequence and assemble the entire set of DNA contained in each cell of an organism.
Genomics provides a road map for researchers in ...
Climate Change To Profoundly Affect The Midwest
Posted On Monday, January 21, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MICHIGAN Tags: Agriculture, biodiversity, Climate change, ecosystems, Energy, flooded urban street, forests, human health, Transportation, Water
ANN ARBOR—Climate change will lead to more frequent and more intense Midwest heat waves while degrading air and water quality and threatening public health. Intense rainstorms and floods will become more common, and existing risks to the Great Lakes will be exacerbated.
Those are some of the conclusions contained in the ...
New Grant Will Help Reduce Incidence of Johne’s Disease in Dairy Cows
Posted On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEW YORK Tags: Agriculture, dairy cows, Johne’s disease, Mycobacterium, New grant
ITHACA, N.Y. — Every day, more than 16 million gallons of milk are consumed in the United States. However, despite the technology and safety standards in place, some of that milk contains a nasty bacterium that is linked to Johne’s disease in cattle and possibly Crohn’s disease in people.
A $500,000 ...
Tom Hammond, Al Purnell Sr. Honored by College of Ag
Posted On Saturday, September 22, 2012 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: Agriculture, Animal and Food Sciences, Campus News, NBC Sports, Purnell's Old Folks Sausage, University of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky., (Sept. 21, 2012) – The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Department of Animal and Food Sciences annually recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the department and to Kentucky animal agriculture. This year, the department awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award to Tom Hammond and inducted Al ...