Imperial Valley News Center
Identifying Seized Drugs using Mass Spectral Library Searching
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - The rapid spread of designer drugs has introduced significant identification challenges to the forensic science community. This webinar discusses how Mass Spectrometry and the “Hybrid Search” can be used to get a head start on identifying novel opioids.
When to report a Personal Data Breach
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- Written by Patrick Nohe - HashedOut
Washington, DC - Even before the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became enforceable on May 25th, the words “personal data breach” were enough to send shivers down to the spines of CIOs and CISOs the world over. While the public seems to be growing numb to the torrent of data breach news and notifications that have been coming their way (5,027 breaches compromising over 7.8 billion records in 2017), security professionals – especially corporate ones – are more sensitive than ever to the dangers of a personal data breach.
Study sheds light on stem cell proliferation that may one day boost crop yields
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- Written by Brian Wallheimer
West Lafayette, Indiana - A Purdue University study has uncovered mechanisms that lead to stem cell formation and maintenance in plants. The findings may one day allow scientists to manipulate stem cell production to increase biomass that can be used for biofuels or grain yield in plants like corn and soybeans.
Former UC San Diego Men's Volleyball Star Tanner Syftestad Signs Professional Contract to Play in German Top Division
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Frankfurt, Germany - Former University of California San Diego men's volleyball star Tanner Syftestad has signed his first professional contract to play for United Volleys Frankfurt in Germany.
Governor Brown Signs Tribal Compacts
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Thursday announced that he has signed a tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, as well as amendments to the current tribal-state gaming compacts with the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians, the Karuk Tribe and the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians.
Scientists in Florida testing fungus on Asian Citrus Psyllids
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- Written by Robin Koestoyo - Growing Produce via CDFA
Sacramento, California - Fighting plant disease with jet blast sprays is standard practice for Florida citrus growers fighting Asian citrus psyllid — the vaunted vector of citrus greening. But, to spray a fungus to control a single insect that carries a disease-causing pathogen is uncommon. With that, scientists from UF/IFAS and the Florida Research Center for Agricultural Sustainability are collaborating to test an insect-killing fungus applied with horticultural oil sprays in a Vero Beach, Florida, citrus grove.
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