Not the usual suspects: Novel genetic basis of pest resistance to biotech crops

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Close-up of an ear of corn with a green caterpillar crawling on the damaged end, where some kernels are missing. The corn kernels are yellow and orange, and the background is out of focus, with a natural, earthy tone.

Researchers in the College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences are studying a unique genetic factor that helps one of the U.S.'s major crop pests resist transgenic crops.

Astronomers see debris disk around young star Vega in unprecedented detail

Astronomers used the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes to take an in-depth look at the debris disk surrounding Vega, a nearby star. Surprisingly, they found no obvious evidence of large planets plowing through the disk, as is common around other young stars.

Hidden Vaults in the Salt Beneath Our Feet

Arizona geologists are well aware of the energy storage potential hidden within the state's vast underground salt deposits—and so is the government.

U of A Health Sciences breaks ground on the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies

The center, known as CAMI, will help accelerate the development of new strategies to diagnose, prevent and treat cancers, infectious diseases and autoimmune conditions.