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CRISPR-Cas is a powerful tool for gene editing. CRISPR can also be used to discover gene function by disrupting every gene in the genome and...
Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is a versatile, nutrients-laden, economically invaluable crop with capacity to restore soil fertility through atmospheric nitrogen fixation. It holds great...
Flowers provide critical nectar and pollen resources to support foraging, learning and memory, and reproduction of pollinating insects, but there are very few large-scale maps...
Rising global temperatures have cascading effects on Earth’s agro-ecosystems. To better understand and contextualize these effects,
All plant and animal species must interact with microbes to survive and thrive.
As a scientist in USDA-ARS’s Animal Genomics and Improvement Lab, one of our missions is to generate scientific resources used to improve our ability to...
Scientists of many disciplines, including agricultural fields, often use climate change projections in their research
The damage that insect pests cost to human health and agriculture is enormous. For instance, invasive insects cost ...
A fundamental need to meet USDA ARS’s Grand Challenge initiative is to improve agricultural production while reducing the impact of the emerging pests, pathogens, and...
Meeting growing and changing demands for food and agricultural products requires models and forecasts that accurately characterize hydrology-soil-climate interactions...
Arthropod pests cause damage to crop, livestock and forestry products, as well as ornamental plants and urban structures, that inflicts an economic cost of several...
Influenza A viruses (IAV) that circulate in North American pigs maintain a high degree of diversity determined by the hemagglutinin (HA) gene, especially those of...