Cornell leads project putting robots to work in US orchards

A Cornell-led research project is developing robots that can perform labor-intensive orchard operations; it’s supported by a four-year, $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative. 

Louis Longchamps’ lab brings scientific tools to farmer-led experimentation

Cornell researcher Louis Longchamps is working to flip the traditional research model by putting farmers in the driver’s seat, with scientists providing support to strengthen agricultural innovation and food security.

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Folic acid does not elevate formaldehyde in mice and humans

Folic acid does not elevate toxic formaldehyde in the body, according to a new study on mice and human cancer patients who consumed high doses. 

Infection, diet reshape intestines differently

Diet changes and infection resize an organism’s intestines through different cellular strategies. In malnourished fruit flies, infectious microbes became a source of food, not just a threat.

Research Matters returns, following ideas from the lab to real life 

The second season of Research Matters, a Cornell video podcast, drops today, with a way-too-relevant episode on why we don't always do the things we know we should.

‘Find your farmer, fill your freezer’: Cornell connects meat producers with consumers

The free website, called MeatSuite, helps customers find local meat producers and estimates the costs and savings of buying meat in bulk. 

Cornell PhD students create inventory drone and weeding robot

The August Startup Cornell podcast features doctoral students Doris Xu and Katrina Davis, two founders who were part of a summer Prototyping Hardware Accelerator at Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, a business incubator and startup workspace in downtown Ithaca.

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Insights into bee biology could ease US rules for organic honey

Strict regulations have prevented continental U.S. beekeepers from participating in the lucrative organic honey market, but new findings could provide evidence to open organic markets to U.S. producers.

Humble grain, big question: Could supercharged millet help children’s gut health?

The fight against childhood malnutrition may have just gotten a new tool in biofortified millet.