U.S. suspended Mexican cattle imports after New World screwworm case
On Nov. 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it had temporarily paused imports of Mexican…
California Department of Public Health Warned Against Drinking Single Lot of Raw Milk Following Bird Flu Detection
On Nov. 24, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a warning the public to avoid…
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Mexico Notified United States of New World Screwworm Detection
On Nov. 22, 2024, the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal…
FDA warned Consumers not to eat organic carrots Linked to E. coli Outbreak
On Nov. 21, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the investigation of a multistate…
CDC warned of new E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots
On Nov. 16, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials in…
Oregon confirmed first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza
On Nov. 15, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a highly pathogenic avian…
FDA Investigation of E. coli outbreak from McDonald’s Onions Completed
On Nov. 13, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
H5N1 and H5N5 Avian influenza confirmed in poultry in England
On Nov. 6, 2024, The United Kingdom’s Chief Veterinary Officers was urging all bird keepers to follow scrupulous…
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FDA and EPA Announced First Registered Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Treatment
On Nov. 4, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency…
Oregon reported uptick in bird flu in fall migration of wild birds
On Oct. 31, 2024, the Oregon Department of Agriculture reported that bird flu cases are on the rise,…
U.S. detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time on Oregon Farm
On Oct. 30, 2024, the the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that H5N1 bird flu was confirmed…
Researchers have developed Turbo rice and super tomatoes
On Oct. 8, 2024, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding announced they have developed a…
FDA Approved Arctic apple for commercialization
On Oct. 8, 2024, Okanagan Specialty Fruits® (OSF), the developer and grower behind the innovative Arctic® apple varieties, announced that its…
Two Cases of Bird Flu confirmed in California Dairy workers
On Oct. 3, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported that the human case previously under…
Mild habanero pepper varieties that are flavorful without the fire released by Oregon State University
On Oct. 2, 2024, scientists at Oregon State University (OSU) announced the release of two mild habanero peppers…
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Air pollution, high temperatures, and metabolic risk factors driving global increases in stroke, with latest figures estimating 12 million cases and over 7 million deaths from stroke each year
On Sept. 18, 2024, a study published in The Lancel reported that here has been a rapid rise…
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Avian flu found in wastewater of 10 Texas cities through virome sequencing
On Sep. 11, 2024, researchers at UTHealth Houston and Baylor College of Medicine reported that Avian influenza A(H5N1)…
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CDC Confirmed Human H5 Bird Flu Case in Missouri
On Sep. 6, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a human case of avian…
Plant Signaling Pathways Decoded
On Aug. 28, 2024, the University of Würzburg announced research using newly generated “optogenetic” tobacco plants to investigated…
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New insights on how bird flu crosses the species barrier
On Aug. 19, 2024, scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) published research that sheds light on…
Study Analyzed Potato-Pathogen ‘Arms Race’ After Irish Famine
On Aug. 5, 2024, North Carolina State University researchers revealed that an examination of the genetic material found…
Cannabinoid CBG reduced anxiety and stress in first human clinical trial
On Jul. 31, 2024, researchers at Washington State University (WSU) announced that the cannabigerol (CBG) effectively reduced anxiety…
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Michigan Dairy Herd
On Jul. 9, 2024, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced the detection of highly…
USDA, University Researchers Develop Near Chromosome-Level Genome for the Mojave Poppy Bee
On Jul. 1, 2024, scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university research partners…
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Air pollution accounted for 8.1 million deaths globally in 2021, Becoming the second leading risk factor for death
On Jun. 19, 2024, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) released a comprehensive new report that…
Infectious H5N1 Influenza Virus in Raw Milk Rapidly Declines with Heat Treatment
On Jun. 14, 2024, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, reported that the amount of…
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BioMADE to Establish Bioindustrial Manufacturing Infrastructure in Minnesota
On Jun. 13, 2024, BioMADE announced an investment in a state-of-the-art bioindustrial manufacturing infrastructure in Minnesota, following support…
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Avian Influenza A(H5N1) detected in dairy cattle in Minnesota
On Jun. 4, 2024, the Minnesota Department of Health reported that Avian Influenza A(H5N1) was detected in dairy…
This unassuming fern has the largest known genome—and no one knows why
On May 31, 2024, researchers announced that the New Caledonian fork fern (Tmesipteris oblanceolate), a leafy, tendrilled plant…
Bezos Earth Fund Grant Created Sustainable Protein Research Hub at NC State
On May 31, 2024, the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein launched at North Carolina State University. The Bezos…