Study finds antibiotic resistance in poultry even when antibiotics were not used
...tal Microbiology, suggest that poultry come to the farm harboring resistant bacteria, possibly acquired as... eat," Lee said, "so banning antibiotic use on the farm isn't going to help. You have to put in some work before that." Lee and her team sampled dropping...Paper challenges 1491 Amazonian population theories
...lived, and asked, did they leave their homesite to farm around other nearby lakes? No they didn't. These findings argue for a very localized use of Amazonian forest resources outside the main, known, archaeological areas." Bush says the evidence comes from a geographically diverse area: three districts...Biodiesel study targets cleaner air, cleaner engines
...eaner engines, cleaner air and more uses for local farm products were the focus of a just-completed study ... soybean, sunflower and canola. During normal farm field work, a research team from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada tested both pure and blended biodi...A new portable biosensor detects traces of contaminants in food more quickly and cheaply
...n cattle, and even those used to improve growth in farm animals, may contaminate food and be harmful for people. The European Community has established upper limits for the presence of traces of pesticides and antibiotics in food, but the control of these limits is carried out in laboratories with expensi...