Guacamole lovers, rejoice! The avocado genome has been sequenced
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSCIENTISTS have sequenced the avocado genome, shedding light on the ancient origins of this buttery fruit and laying the groundwork for future improvements to farming. With regard to modern affairs, the study reveals for the first time that the popular Hass avocado inherited about 61 percent of its DNA from Mexican varieties and about 39 […]
Drone with LoRa technology helps breeders monitor livestock
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY ASMAHANIM AMIR BANGI: Now, the breeders need not worry about the health of their livestock anymore because they can monitor their livestock from as far as 20kilometers with LoRa (Long Range) wireless network technology. “The target of this project is to automate animal farming using the Internet of Things. Nowadays, most of the breeders […]
Voters want a ‘science-type’ presidential candidate
Reading Time: 2 minutesA LARGE majority of Iowans (74 percent) say it is important for the presidential candidates to talk about how science and scientific research will affect their policymaking decisions, but only 22 percent recall them discussing science issues during the past two months. The Iowa Science Survey, jointly conducted by Research!America and Science Debate, surveyed 802 […]
The ‘new normal’ cometh
Reading Time: 3 minutesBiotech Crops continue to help meet the challenges of feeding increased global populations and mitigating climate change. TOKYO, JAPAN: A total of 70 countries adopted biotech crops through cultivation and importation in 2018 – the 23rd year of continuous biotech crop adoption, according to the Global Status of Commercialised Biotech/GM Crops in 2018 (ISAAA Brief […]