UF Study: Consumers like Shelved Tomato Juice More than a Refrigerated Product
by Brad Buck UF/IFAS Tempted by the tangy taste of tomato juice? Consumers may prefer a product sold from grocery store shelves over a minimally pasteurized refrigerated product, but only by a small margin, new University of Florida research shows. Researchers at the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences made four types of tomato juice,... Read More
Even at the Cellular Level, Ancestry Matters
by Emily Cardinali UF News Diseases impact different populations with varying prevalence, which is reflected in health disparities that are seen for illnesses like lupus, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. To create effective medical treatments, researchers need representative population samples. Even though disease impacts everybody, medical research samples are often not representative of diverse populations. In... Read More
Two Common Compounds Show Effectiveness Against COVID-19 Virus in Early Testing
by Doug Bennett UF Health A pair of over-the-counter compounds has been found in preliminary tests to inhibit the virus that causes COVID-19, University of Florida Health researchers have found. The combination includes diphenhydramine, an antihistamine used for allergy symptoms. When paired with lactoferrin, a protein found in cow and human milk, the compounds were... Read More
Meet the Agronauts
Barb Baylor Anderson Fresh From Florida, 2022 Edition As recent news featured revolutionary trips into space, two Ph.D. plant molecular biologists were making their own galactic headlines. Their pioneering work may ultimately hold the key to traveling and living beyond Earth for long periods of time. Anna-Lisa Paul, University of Florida Institute of Food and... Read More
UF President Kent Fuchs Announces Plans to Transition from President to Professor
from UF News University of Florida President Kent Fuchs announced in a video released today that he is planning for this to be his last year as president, capping a tenure in which the university has joined the ranks of the nation’s very best public universities. Fuchs, 67, is serving in his eighth year after becoming the... Read More
Underbite regained: Species feared extinct is the only frog with true teeth on its lower jaw
By Jerald Pinson Florida Museum In a new study, biologists laid to rest a century-old debate by confirming that a single species of frog, out of the more than 7,000 living today, has true teeth on its lower jaw. The culprit, a large marsupial frog named Gastrotheca guentheri, has puzzled scientists since its discovery in... Read More