One Giant Leap for Squid-Kind: Why NASA Launched Tiny Sea Creatures Into Space
NASA launched dozens of baby Hawaiian bobtail squid into space for scientific research on how to further preserve astronauts' health during long space missions.
Gator Pale Ale Becomes First Beer Brewed Using Hops Grown Only in Florida
Scientists at UF's Gulf Coast Research and Education Center are trying to produce hops that can be grown under Florida conditions. "We are trying to find out not just if we can grow this crop, but we are trying to find out if it is going to be cost-effective," said Dr. Shinsuke Agehara, the lead UF researcher on the project.
Robots May Eventually Help Kill Weeds That Impede Strawberry Yield
Think of University of Florida scientists Nathan Boyd and Arnold Schumann a bit like surgeons. Except, in this case, their operating room is a strawberry field. With their research, Boyd and Schumann hope to eventually help growers unleash surgical strikes on weeds – without vanquishing their fruit.
How Sweet It Is: Vanilla Fresh From Florida Passes Taste Test
UF/IFAS Tropical Plant Geneticist Alan Chambers wanted to mix chocolate and vanilla as he works on the next steps in his vanilla research.
Dr. Lampotang Receives J.S. Gravenstein Award From Society for Technology in Anesthesia
Samsun (Sem) Lampotang, Ph.D., FSSH, FAIMBE, has received the prestigious 2022 J.S. Gravenstein Award from the Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA).
Can Artichoke Become a New Winter Crop in Florida?
Shinsuke Agehara, a UF/IFAS assistant professor of Horticultural Sciences based at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) in Balm, has been leading research efforts for years into making artichokes less alternative and more mainstream for hungry growers in the Sunshine State.
OncoMyx Announces Exclusive Option to License Intellectual Property Rights for Myxoma Virus Technology from University of Florida
OncoMyx Therapeutics, a privately-held oncolytic immunotherapy company, has extended its intellectual property (IP) portfolio to include an exclusive option to license IP rights for the use and delivery of myxoma virus to treat certain cancers from the University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF).
UF Health Researchers Join Global Effort To Track COVID-19 Pandemic and Others in Future
University of Florida Health researchers are joining an ambitious global effort led by The Rockefeller Foundation to better track the coronavirus and its variants and set up a network of collaborators to stop any nascent pandemic in the future.
UF Creates Antibacterial Agents to Help Eradicate Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
UF medicinal chemists report promising results from a study focused on new ways to of treating several types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, advances that may help in the battle against MRSA, tuberculosis and other infectious pathogens.
Inspira Awarded $1.98M NIH Grant for Diabetes Therapy
Inspira Therapeutics was awarded a $1.98 million NIH grant to develop its polymeric biomaterial-based tolerogenic treatment for type 1 diabetes.
