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Secretary Pompeo's Meeting With Chinese Officials Including President Xi Jinping, Politburo Member Yang Jiechi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - On his first trip to China as U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo met with President Xi Jinping, Politburo Member Yang Jiechi, and Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi in Beijing on June 14. Secretary Pompeo affirmed our interest in forging a constructive and results-based relationship between the United States and China.
Team to study new gene associated with Parkinson’s disease
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- Written by Kelsey Schnieders Lefever
West Lafayette, Indiana - A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Purdue University and the University of Bordeaux in France has received a grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Disease to study a new gene associated with Parkinson’s disease, which was linked to the disease using novel big data methodologies.
Vineyard Fight Nearly Won
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- Written by CDFA via Cliff Ohmart, Wines & Vines
San Rafael, California - In 1999, vine deaths in large portions of vineyard acreage in Temecula made it clear to the California wine industry and state, local and federal agencies that the glassy-winged sharpshooter’s (GWSS) vectoring of Pierce’s Disease (PD) put the entire state grape crop at risk.
Equipping consumers with nutritional information about dietary fiber in their food
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- Written by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
Washington, DC - Increasingly, Americans are seeking healthy food options, whether they’re eating out or dining at home. Their ability to choose healthy foods starts with their ability to understand what’s in their food in the first place. Public surveys suggest that Americans want food makers to be transparent about what is in a product and how it’s made. The food industry has responded by innovating and reformulating their products. Among other things, they’re boosting fiber content, and curbing the amount of sodium and sugar.
Algorithm to End World Hunger?
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- Written by Danielle Nierenberg
New Orleans, Louisiana - Every day, thousands of researchers and scientists are collecting massive amounts of data about agricultural systems—from soil chemistry and germination rates to harvest indicators and market logistics. At the same time, an estimated 500 million smallholder farmers—the world’s food producers—lack access to digital technologies and these latest research insights, which limits agricultural innovation in the developing world. The CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture is a new initiative connecting these two critical sectors of the food system by facilitating widespread access to research data. In doing so, the Platform is creating an innovation space for agriculture that has the potential to usher in a new era for farming and the global food system.
President Donald J. Trump Has Restored American Leadership On The World Stage
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Washington, DC - "All the nations of the world - friend or foe - will find that America is strong, America is proud, and America is free." ~ President Donald J. Trump
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