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GLOBAL - After months of investigation by a research team led by Donald Lighter at the University of Arizona, the elusive pathogen causing early mortality syndrome (EMS), an emerging shrimp disease in Southeast Asia more technically known as acute...

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Core Tip: After months of investigation by a research team led by Donald Lighter at the University of Arizona, the elusive pathogen causing early mortality syndrome (EMS) at shrimp farms in Southeast Asia has been identified.

After months of investigation by a research team led by Donald Lighter at the University of Arizona, USA, the elusive pathogen causing early mortality syndrome (EMS), an emerging shrimp disease in Southeast Asia more technically known as acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome (AHPNS), has been identified.

A remote-controlled robotic fish featuring ultra-fine sensor controls and high-definition video won the Best Overall Design award Tuesday at the University of Arizona's 11th annual Engineering Design Day.

U.S. lettuce growers are excited yet apprehensive about crop production-changing technology now available which will likely revolutionize the vegetable industry.

The Garden Kitchen in South Tucson is hosting a salsa fiesta from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

I have spent the past year searching for interesting Canadian grown and produced food. Demand for these products has grown in recent years and that [...]

Black-tailed species missing from local landscape for decades

Yulex Corporation, an agricultural-based biomaterials company, will provide the University of Arizona a $3 million, five-year grant focused on breeding and agronomic development of Guayule for the production biorubber of medical, consumer, and industrial applications.

When we meet a newborn baby, most of us ask the same question: boy or girl? Often, the answer is easy. Often, but not always.

Un equipo de investigación de la Universidad de Arizona que desde hace tiempo realiza estudios sobre el síndrome de mortalidad temprana (EMS) finalmente logró determinar que el patógeno que causa esta enfermedad al langostino es un agente bacteriano.

After months of investigation by a research team led by Donald Lighter at the University of Arizona, the elusive pathogen causing early mortality syndrome (EMS) at shrimp farms in Southeast Asia has been identified.

The University of Arizona's Engineering Design Day gets bigger and better every year. This year more than 300 engineering seniors presented about 60 faculty-, industry- and club-sponsored projects, a number of which were nearly ready to make their debut in real life.

The Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) is pleased to announce that Hugh Gallagher, the Executive Director of the Delaware Harness Racing Commission, has been named the recipient of the 2013 RCI Len Foote Award.

Palace Malice was a good second in his debut, but it was the impressive 3-1/2-length win at Saratoga in his second start that drew attention.

Protecting your workers from the flu this winter will create a healthier workplace, save you money, increase productivity and critically, keep your workers…working.

(April 24, 2013) -- The University of Texas at San Antonio announces the selection of Donovan Fogt, associate professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology, to serve as director of the Office of Undergraduate Research. The newly created office will promote the visibility and breadth of research opportunities for undergraduate students in all academic disciplines.

University of Arizona doctoral candidate Ashwin Naidu is a cat lover. Specifically, mountain lions and bobcats.

The notoriously crafty parasite that causes malaria may have yet another trick up its sleeve scientists have learned: It makes mosquitoes that carry it more attracted to human body odor, a new study suggests. Compared with noninfected mosquitoes, those carrying Plasmodium falciparum, the most dangerous of the parasites that carry malaria,visited a fabric covered with a person’s sweat far more frequently, researchers report May 15 in PLOS ONE.