Aspiring first-gen mentor helps find greener food future
Mentorship changed Miguel Rosas’ life, putting him on a path to help feed the world through science.
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Viral proteins join forces to lower plants’ defense ‘shields’
Research holds promise to help plants defend themselves, prevent crop losses.
Animal scientist Zhihua Jiang receives Fulbright Scholar Award to develop new genome-to-phenome concepts in Australia
Genome biologist will conduct advanced research through Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.
WSU scientists team up for $12.8 million effort to improve blueberries, cranberries
Scientists team up for $12 million search for genes, valuable traits for new and tastier blueberries and cranberries.
Importing frozen honey bee sperm is key to conservation
WSU researchers travel Europe, collecting material from honey bees to help diversify the honey bee gene pool here in the United States.
Wake up and smell the genes
Like millions of Americans, my day starts by plugging in the coffeepot. In my case, it’s an old fashion percolator. It clears its throat and brews my coffee while I rub sleep out of my eyes and brush my teeth. My habit of starting my day with coffee — and following that initial cup with […]
From Wolves to Foxes to Man’s Best Friend
When I get home from work I like to blow off a little bit of steam by playing with my dog, Buster Brown. Buster came from the dog pound so I don’t know his full life history, but he’s about 10 years old. Despite his membership in the canine branch of the AARP, Buster still […]