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What Would Popeye Think?

USDA Red, the world's first true red spinach variety has been released by ARS.

Red spinach plant growing in the soil

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Under the Microscope
insects

Biological "Green" Alternatives to Chemical Pesticides

ARS entomologist is developing microbial pesticides for the effective control of mosquitoes.
ARS scientists review microscope images and data on a computer screen
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Insights into Diet, Gut Bacteria, and Chronic Diarrhea

An ARS study provides some insight into how gut microbes interact in ways that can either help or harm us.
An electron microscope image of a wormlike nematode
plants

What’s Killing Beech Trees?

A chance discovery has turned into effort to  understand a scourge that is killing trees by the thousands.

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Sliced and whole Minnie Finger limes displayed alongside a quarter.
plants

Minnie Finger Lime Makes Its Debut

Minnie Finger Lime, bred to grow well in Florida, is the perfect name for a new citrus cultivar.
product innovation and quality

From Lab to Market

ARS is one of the most successful federal agencies in bringing consumers the results of research.
“Candling” eggs to look for quality downgrades.
food safety

How We Store Our Eggs—and Why

It is a question anyone who has ever eaten or cooked an egg might want to ask: How should we store them?
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