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Web links to stories issued June 7-11

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ARS News Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
June 11, 2010

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ARS launches redesigned Sci4Kids site:
Sci4Kids, an educational website operated by ARS at http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids, has a new look and "feel," with easier site navigation, vibrant graphics, interactive content, videos and animation, among other improvements. (6/7)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100607.htm

ARS announces its "Scientist of the Year":
Donald L. Suarez of Riverside, Calif., has been named "ARS Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of 2009" for his scientific leadership and discoveries in effective water resource management. (6/8)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100608.htm

ARS scientists honored for technology transfer efforts:
ARS this week recognized some of its most innovative scientists and research partners at the agency's Technology Transfer Awards Program, honoring individuals or groups who have done outstanding work in transferring technology to users outside ARS. (6/8)

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100608.2.htm

Helping farmers make the best use of their fertilizer:
A new way to make topographic maps with radar can help farmers divert more of their resources to the highest-yielding parts of their fields, according to an ARS scientist. (6/9)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100609.htm

Cleaner chicken:
Using a cleansing solution to wash eviscerated chicken carcasses was effective in removing bacteria that cause human foodborne diseases, ARS studies have shown. (6/10)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100610.htm

The secret to yellow perch's growth:
Twenty-eight genes that are involved in bulking up yellow perch-an important aquaculture fish in the Great Lakes region-have been discovered by ARS scientists and university researchers. (6/11)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100611.htm
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