The proprietary technology also involves utilizing the adenovirus as a vaccine delivery system or transmitting agent capable of targeting other diseases. The adenovirus-based vaccine technology is genetically modified to transport an extra gene related to the influenza virus. The egg production method takes months to produce a new vaccine for a new virus strain, creating difficulty in redesigning vaccines to keep pace with virus mutations. Scientists believe that without the right vaccines...

In a society where many people are 2-3 generations removed from the farm, getting farmers and their non-farming neighbors to re-connect and talk to one another again is one of the primary missions of Aaron Putze and the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers (CSIF) In a society where many people are 2-3 generations removed from the farm, getting farmers and their non-farming neighbors to re-connect and talk to one another again is one of the primary missions of Aaron Putze and the Coalition...

Justin Barone, associate professor of biological systems engineering at Virginia Tech, is investigating ways to create biodegradable plastics from agricultural byproducts such as poultry feathers and eggs that would be comparable to petroleum-based plastics. Justin Barone, associate professor of biological systems engineering at Virginia Tech, is investigating ways to create biodegradable plastics from agricultural byproducts such as poultry feathers and eggs that would be comparable to...

The CDC says to date little research exists which demonstrates the effectiveness of face masks during an influenza pandemic and it is quite possible that they are useless in stopping infection from occurring, but may make people feel more comfortable in crowds. The CDC says to date little research exists which demonstrates the effectiveness of face masks during an influenza pandemic and it is quite possible that they are useless in stopping infection from occurring, but may make people...

Still, some experts warn that the price has nowhere to go but down if the market is flooded, and not everyone has forgotten how a massive grain deal with the Soviet Union in the early 1970s and the 1996 drought in China shot corn prices to record highs - prices that later wilted. On farms across the nation, the lure of more than $100 an acre from corn is too good to pass up in an industry whose fortunes depend on fickle weather, global politics and annual subsidies in the billions. Still,...