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Less Pesticide, Fewer Fruit Flies (May/June 2007)
More Buzz About a Bad Bee (February 2007)
Once Again...Waiting in the Wings...Hessian Files! (January 2007)
Improving Crop Plants Through Genomics (January 2007)
Genetic Evaluations Help Breed Better Bossies (January 2007)
Going Whole Hog (January 2007)
Honey Bee Genetics Vital in Disease Resistance (January 2007)
Identifying Variation in U.S. Bovine Prion Gene (January 2007)
Catfish Genome's Key to Higher Quality, Profits (January 2007)
ARS National Research Programs in Genomics (January 2007)
Embryo Rescue: Making the Impossible Happen (Page 5, April 2006)
TILLING Genes To Improve Soybeans (July 2005)
ARS research turnspoultry waste into toxin-grabbing char (July 2005)
Death by Dessication (June 2005)
Making Sure Sacred Sheep Don't Become Extinct (April 2005)
Preserving Plant Diversity (April 2005)
Saltcedar or Tamarix — Your Days are Numbered (April 2005)
Tracking an Attacker — of Saltcedar (April 2005)
Antibiotics Resistance (March 2005)
Microbial Threats to Shellfish Safety (March 2005)
Grasshopper Hordes (October 2004)
Bt & Butterflies (September 2004)
Fungus Unleashed To Combat Yellow Starthistle (August 2004)
Probing the Puzzles of Plants' Pollen and Eggs (August 2004)
Targeting E.coli Infections at Their Source (August 2004)
SMR—This Honey of a Trait Protects Bees From Deadly Mites (May 2004)
New Tests Detect Growth Promoter in Livestock (April 2004)
Dairy Researchers Mix It Up in the Pasture (March 2004)
Mycologists Help Guard U.S. Borders (March 2004)
What's Buzzing with Africanized Honey Bees? (March 2004)
Probiotics Protect Poultry From Pathogens (January 2004)
Crop Bounty Is Well Protected (June 2003)
A Fertility Test for Beneficial Insects (June 2003)
DNA Markers…With a Twist for Improved Bean Breeding (May 2003)
A Possible New Vaccine to KO Salmonella in Chicken Eggs (May 2003)
Using Bacteria to Make a Sweet, Minty-Tasting Compound (March 2003)
ARS Is Banking on Germplasm (February 2003)
Global Hunger At Its Roots (February 2003)
It's Not Easy Being Green (January 2003)
Testing Two Corn Rootworm Controls (January 2003)
New Rice Could Benefit Malnourished Populations (September 2002)
Gene Jockeys Fight Fusarium Head Blight (August 2002)
PAM Protects Against Pollutants and Pathogens (July 2002)
Where's the Bt? (July 2002)
Spray-On Bacteria Stop Potato Rot Fungus (June 2002)
Bt Corn Not a Threat to Monarchs (February 2002)
Science Update (February 2002)
Squeezing Out Screwworm (April 2001)
Protecting Farmers' Investment in Bt Cotton (February 2001)
New Fungal Strain Spells Trouble for Caterpillar Pests (November 2000)
New Raspberries Use Virus Against Itself (October 2000)
Potatoes' Resistance to Late Blight May Be in Their Mexican Genes (September 2000)
Transgenics for a Better Tomato (September 2000)
Safer Sprouts (August 2000)
Mapping the Way to Disease-Free Chickens (April 2000)
Whence Come Hog Manure Odors? (March 2000)
A Storybook Future for Lesquerella? (November 1999)
In Search of Useful Fungi (November 1999)
Varroa-Tolerant Bees Keep Hives Buzzing (August 1999)
Minimizing Microbes on Fresh-Cut Foods (June 1999)
Allergic to Rubber? (May 1999)
Baking Sure New Wheats Measure Up (May 1999)
New Accuracy in Sex Selection (May 1999)
Boosting Ellagic Acid in Strawberries (August 1997)
Mouth-Watering New Fruits (August 1997)