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Agriculture

Mysterious pest threatens Texas’ billion-dollar grain sorghum crop

10 pesticides undergo testing for ability to manage sugarcane aphids
Biomedical Sciences

Injectable material will deliver therapy, technology in human body

Biomedical engineers develop carrier system for microscopic capsules that will act as reservoirs for medicines or sensors
Business

Statisticians create new avenue for funding: an in-house consulting firm

Texas A&M Statistical Services LP draws on expertise of faculty to assist government and business
Agriculture

Diagnostic lab develops test for virus killing millions of pigs in 20 states

Frequently found in other nations, the evastating disease was first identified in the United States during 2013
Public Health

Phones, smoking, other distractions may affect driving, most studies say

Review of studies aims to close some gaps in research about ‘distracted driving’
Physics

Research needs better benchmarks to detect elusive quantum speedup

Physicist creates stir globally with proposals he makes in recent paper
Ecosystems

Unexpected: Some Pacific coral reefs are thriving in highly acidic waters

Indeed, the reefs appeared to be healthier than nearby reefs in less acidic waters, oceanographers say
Liberal Arts

Is democracy only a Western idea? New research suggests it is not

International scholars gather to examine whether Africa, Middle East and Asia have core values required for democracy to thrive
Agriculture

Black-eyed peas: Can we borrow their genes to improve other crops?

With a $500,000 grant, scientists plan to map DNA, then clone and deploy genes