Agricultural Science
MINNEAPOLIS - This corn turns out to be a very good neighbor.
                                                                    
                                        MINNEAPOLIS - New research finds that corn genetically engineered to resist insects also helps out non-modified corn growing nearby.
                                                                    
                                        WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration must update its scientific tools for reviewing prescription drugs, medical devices and tracking food safety, according to a research plan laid out Wednesday by agency leadership.
                                                                    
                                        TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - If huge, hungry Asian carp reach Lake Michigan, their long-dreaded invasion may turn out to be less ferocious than once expected because a tiny competitor is gobbling up their primary food source, some Great Lakes researchers say.
                                                                    
                                        DAKAR, Senegal - At a pilot bakery inside the Food Technology Institute in Senegal's capital Friday, cooks in white smocks tried to make bread out of a novel ingredient - peas.
                                                                    
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