Mutant Fruit Flies to the Rescue
Two modified genes in these lab-produced male flies will induce them to kill themselves off via mating.
Inside Job: A New Chip Tells Farmers When to Water
A new type of moisture monitor makes the leap from measuring soil levels to gauging the water levels within a plant itself.
Ant Farm: These Insect Cowboys Harvest, Herd and Milk
Ants mastered husbandry way before us – about 50 million years ago – and they still continue farming today.
Chilling Milk Directly From the Cow for India’s Dairy Farmers
India is the world’s largest milk producer — but much of that milk doesn’t make it off the farm due to lack of refrigeration. One start-up is trying to change all that.
Building a Better Tomato Through the Sense of Smell
How a molecular biologist and horticulturist at the University of Florida is attempting to make mass-produced tomatoes taste better, using the cutting-edge science of how taste and smell interact.
