News Releases
- Scientists engineer root-knot nematode resistance
UGA professor Richard Hussey has spent 20 years studying a worm-shaped parasite too small to see without a microscope. His discovery is vastly bigger. Hussey and his research team have found a way to halt the damage caused by one of the world's most destructive groups of plant pathogens.
- Plant, grow and harvest virtual crops
It will never be as popular as Grand Theft Auto or The Sims. But among the world's agricultural scientists, increasing numbers are requesting the latest version of DSSAT software.
- Researcher uses RFID to water crops better
Radio Frequency Identification helps many retail super centers track their supplies. It can allow a prescription bottle to speak to a disabled patient and help pet owners find lost pets. George Vellidis says it can help a farmer water his crops better.
- Finding answers to ancient genetic questions
Millions of years. That's the time period Andrew Paterson works with in his research. He’s searching for clues as to why a certain plant turned out the way it did, why a certain gene was preserved and another discarded. His current research at the University of Georgia centers on polyploids, organisms that have twice the normal number of chromosomes.
- Cloned cow adds Moonshine to the mix
Since her unusual start in a Petri dish, KC has matured into a very normal cow. And on the last day of 2005, she routinely gave birth to Moonshine, her second calf. “KC has done just like every other cow out there and produced a calf within 12 to 13 months of her last calf,” said Steve Stice, the University of Georgia scientist who directed the team of scientists who cloned KC.
- New soybean products are less beany
If you want the health benefits of soybeans but hate the beany taste of most soybean products, listen up. University of Georgia food scientists have developed soybean food products that don't taste so beany.
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