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(FOX40.COM) — An invasive fly species that poses a threat to consumable produce has been detected in Sacramento County, according to a news release from the county on Tuesday. Known as the Oriental fruit fly, it can make more than 300 types of fruits and vegetables unfit for human consumption, according to the county. The […]
More than 2,000 homeowners in San Bernardino County will have the fruit ripped from their trees, whether they like it or not, as state agriculture officials desperately try to eradicate the invasive Oriental fruit fly. Workers are going door to door in the Redlands area to remove fruit from all citrus trees and other fruit-producing […]
In extending the lives of other organisms, like fruit flies and nematode worms, and even mammals like mice... and if i may... ..that suggest we're getting closer. if i may introduce thejellyfish, we now know there is one species ofjellyfish, some call it the immortaljellyfish, which has the ability — i think it's technically called transdifferentiation — to redevelop itself, to go back to its earliest form and then grow again. we seem now to be able to learn a great deal in terms of genetic engineering from other living organisms. if we can tap the codes that allow that to happen, surely i...
People to live a few decades longer is very welcome. you're at the intersection of sort of philosophy, technology and science. when you look at today's scientific breakthroughs and technological developments, do you believe that real, significant progress is being made in life extension? yes, there is progress. there are reasons to be sceptical and there are reasons to be optimistic, and we have to balance these two. the reasons to be sceptical are, this is something humans have not just been pursuing for thousands of years, but genuinely believed that they were on the verge of for thousands o...
A tiny insect is posing a big problem to California crops. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to spend $22 million to address it.