Ag economists: Labeling decreases opposition to genetically engineered food
6/27/2018 | A 27-day window in which food products containing genetically engineered (GE) ingredients had to be labeled as such in Vermont …
This plant scientist has discovered a possible self-destruct switch for turning genes on and off
6/21/2018 | Purdue University scientists have discovered evidence that the repressive structures that plants use to keep genes turned off is built …
In just 120 years, ocean-migrating trout have adapted to freshwater environment
5/29/2018 | Steelhead trout, a member of the salmon family that live and grow in the Pacific Ocean, genetically adapted to the …
How urban development changes storm patterns and rainfall
3/9/2018 | Two Purdue University studies show that urbanization changes storm patterns and rainfall amounts, highlighting the need for urban planning and …
Death by termite: Purdue entomologist uses natural cravings to control invasive ants
2/19/2018 | Poisonous baits are designed to smell and taste like foods that pest insects might want to consume, with varying degrees …
This greenhouse ‘conveyer belt’ could advance food production to aid looming global food crisis
3/5/2018 | Purdue University researchers have created a greenhouse on campus featuring a new automated conveyor system that keeps plants moving constantly, a …
Purdue researcher finds possible new targets for improving soybean oil content
1/3/2018 | Scientists working to increase soybean oil content tend to focus their efforts on genes known to impact the plant’s seeds, …
Science for You: Using genomics to stick it to the tick
3/1/2017 | Armed with barbed mouthparts and sophisticated spit, ticks (Ixodes scapularis) employ strategies that have served them for millions of years — stealthily hitching onto …
Science for You: Seeking stronger, more versatile sorghum for Africa
11/15/2017 | Purdue University scientists will develop stronger, more versatile varieties of sorghum that have the potential to reach millions of African …
Science for You: Better guts for pigs and humans
3/1/2017| Pigs offer humans more than a lesson in mud running, fun as that is. Studies of Sus scrofa domesticus are modeling the benefits of …
Science for You: Solar on the farm
7/31/2017 | Can crops and solar panels peacefully coexist? A group of Purdue researchers and students is seeking an answer to that …
Prof turns farm data into practical decision-making tool
9/13/2017 | An innovative online tool developed by a Purdue University engineering professor will allow farmers to process data collected from their …