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STEM

A&M climbs two positions to 17th on NSF’s Higher Education Research and Development Survey

Texas A&M remains the state’s only university in the survey’s top 20.
Biology

The turtle with a straw in its nose: The story behind the viral video

Video taken by A&M graduate student during her research trip to Costa Rica attracts more than 5.5. million views on YouTube
Agriculture

Cure for cotton fungus can also protect vineyards, research shows

Management strategy could also work for apples, peaches, olives, pecans and other horticultural crops
Astronomy

Consortium breaking ground to build Giant Magellan Telescope in Andes

Telescope is likely to become the world’s largest when it starts early operations in 2021
Agriculture

Research aims to help growers of organic rice keep pace with demand

USDA establishes the first Center of Excellence for organic rice research in the United States
Biomedical Sciences

NEW VIDEO: Biosensor may replace needle prick for people with diabetes

Biomedical engineers are creating a tiny biosensor to plant under the skin of diabetics, providing continuous and painless monitoring of glucose levels
Engineering

Device can turn your mobile phone into a high-powered microscope

Mobile-optical-polarization imaging device could improve detection of malaria in developing countries
Agriculture

Virus cocktail designed to rescue wine industry from deadly infection

Pierce’s disease is known to cause vineyards in Texas and rest of the United States to die within months after infection
Agriculture

Food poisoning: Biosensor rapidly detects trace amounts of listeria

New technology will require little training to operate and may be adapted to detect additional food pathogens