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Infrared Systems completes several internal projects, discusses corporate strategies

Infrared Systems International announces the completion of several internal projects and discusses corporate strategies for continued success.

29 Aug 2011

BioSpec Global Solutions commences talks with U.K., Chinese distributors for TOGS product lines

ICBS Ltd., announced today that partner BioSpec Global Solutions Inc. has opened talks with a U.K. , and Chinese distributors for the TOGS product lines.

26 Aug 2011

Gates Foundation's Grand Challenges Explorations taking proposals

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced this week "that it is accepting proposals for Round 8 of its Grand Challenges Explorations, a $100 million grant initiative to encourage innovation in global health and development research," according to a Gates Foundation press release.

26 Aug 2011

Annual oral rabies vaccination program in eight western Pennsylvania counties

The annual oral rabies vaccination program, which helps control the spread of rabies in wild animals, is underway in eight western Pennsylvania counties.

20 Aug 2011

FAO holds second emergency meeting on Famine; WHO warns of cholera spread; Turkish PM visits Mogadishu

For the second time in one month, representatives of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) held an emergency meeting on Thursday in Rome "to take stock of the humanitarian disaster" in the Horn of Africa, the Guardian reports.

20 Aug 2011

Medical research funding boost in UK

Health researchers in Cambridge have been awarded £114.5m to develop and translate new scientific discoveries into medicines and treatments. The funds come as a part of a five-year £800m investment by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

18 Aug 2011

UnitedHealthcare, 4-H to launch new nutrition and wellness program for young people

Texas 4-H and UnitedHealthcare joined together today to launch a new partnership - Youth Voice: Youth Choice - a program to help young people in the state improve their health and well-being through exercise, proper nutrition and attention to personal safety.

18 Aug 2011

U.S., international support for Somali refugees making a difference

Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, U.S. representative to the U.N. Agencies for Food and Agriculture in Rome, writes about her recent visit to the Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya in the State Department's "DipNote" blog.

16 Aug 2011

As international affairs budget faces cuts, development community must fight for aid

In the wake of the agreement to raise the nation's debt ceiling, and "with 20 percent cuts already on the table, the international affairs budget is in for a tough fight throughout the fall," Richard Parker, director of communications for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, writes in a post on Devex's "Obama's Foreign Aid Reform" blog.

16 Aug 2011

Clinton announces additional $17M for Horn of Africa, urges long-term investment in agriculture, food aid

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday announced in a speech at the International Food Policy Research Institute that the U.S. has pledged an additional $17 million in emergency food aid to the Horn of Africa, with $12 million going to humanitarian operations in Somalia, VOA News reports.

12 Aug 2011

International community, especially China, must invest more in African agriculture and health

A drought and "security crisis as a result of political conflicts, civil war and anarchy" in Somalia are to blame for the famine recently declared by the U.N., but "[t]he international community is also to blame for responding too slowly and neglecting its responsibilities in this preventable disaster," a Lancet editorial says.

12 Aug 2011

Feed the future helping countries develop agricultural sectors

"Spearheaded by USAID, President Obama's food security initiative - Feed the Future - is helping countries develop their own agricultural sectors so they can feed themselves," USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah writes in a post on the agency's "IMPACTblog."

12 Aug 2011

Ecological research on disease prevention and human biome

Public awareness about the role and interaction of microbes is essential for promoting human and environmental health, say scientists presenting research at the Ecological Society of America's (ESA) 96th Annual Meeting from August 7-12, 2011.

12 Aug 2011

Rising food prices in East Africa exacerbating food shortages, famine, FAO says

"The prices of grain and milk in the drought-hit Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia have risen to record highs, exacerbating hardship for the estimated 12.4 million people in the region who are facing severe food shortages and famine in some parts of Somalia," according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's August food price monitor, the U.N. News Centre reports.

12 Aug 2011

Members of U.S. delegation to Horn of Africa discuss response efforts

The August 8 visit of a U.S. delegation to the drought-stricken Horn of Africa "was important in terms of shedding light on the important efforts that are under way and the importance of continued support from the international community," Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Eric Schwartz said on Tuesday during a briefing on the trip, IIP Digital reports.

11 Aug 2011

Study finds higher free iron content in dark beer

A team of researchers from the University of Valladolid has analysed 40 brands of beer, discovering that dark beer has more free iron than pale and non-alcoholic beers. Iron is essential to the human diet, but also helps oxidise the organic compounds that give these beverages stability and flavour.

11 Aug 2011

Obama administration announces additional $105M for humanitarian efforts in Horn of Africa

"President Obama has approved an additional $105 million for 'urgent humanitarian relief efforts' in the Horn of Africa, White House press secretary Jay Carney announced in a statement Monday afternoon," Politico's "Politico44" blog reports.

10 Aug 2011

USDA scientists develop new food aid product

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service "have developed a fully cooked food-aid product called Instant Corn Soy Blend that supplements meals, particularly for young children," a USDA news story reports (Bliss, 8/4).

6 Aug 2011

Scientist urges federal officials to decide on genetically engineered salmon for consumption

A Purdue University scientist is urging federal officials to decide whether genetically engineered salmon would be allowed for U.S. consumption and arguing that not doing so may set back scientific efforts to increase food production.

6 Aug 2011

Diet and genetics dictate adult jaw shape

Researchers at Johns Hopkins found that use over time and not just genetics informs the structure of jaw bones in human populations. The researchers say these findings may be used to predict the diet of an ancient population, even if little evidence exists in the fossil record. It can also make it easier for scientists to pinpoint the genetic relationship between fossils.

6 Aug 2011

Agriculture News and Research

Infrared Systems completes several internal projects, discusses corporate strategies

BioSpec Global Solutions commences talks with U.K., Chinese distributors for TOGS product lines

Gates Foundation's Grand Challenges Explorations taking proposals

Annual oral rabies vaccination program in eight western Pennsylvania counties

FAO holds second emergency meeting on Famine; WHO warns of cholera spread; Turkish PM visits Mogadishu

Medical research funding boost in UK

UnitedHealthcare, 4-H to launch new nutrition and wellness program for young people

U.S., international support for Somali refugees making a difference

As international affairs budget faces cuts, development community must fight for aid

Clinton announces additional $17M for Horn of Africa, urges long-term investment in agriculture, food aid

International community, especially China, must invest more in African agriculture and health

Feed the future helping countries develop agricultural sectors

Ecological research on disease prevention and human biome

Rising food prices in East Africa exacerbating food shortages, famine, FAO says

Members of U.S. delegation to Horn of Africa discuss response efforts

Study finds higher free iron content in dark beer

Obama administration announces additional $105M for humanitarian efforts in Horn of Africa

USDA scientists develop new food aid product

Scientist urges federal officials to decide on genetically engineered salmon for consumption

Diet and genetics dictate adult jaw shape

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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