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USDA Agricultural Research Service
August 16, 2013
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High-tech spying on the microscopic world:
High-resolution images produced by USDA scientists are providing an unprecedented view into the extraordinary world of the unseen. The images of specimens and samples magnified hundreds of thousands of times their original size have proven invaluable to researchers in describing new pest or pathogen species that pose a threat to U.S. agriculture. (8/12) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2013/130812.htm

Protecting fruit during shipping and storage:
USDA scientists are working to better protect the freshness, flavor, and other qualities of citrus, table grapes, and other highly perishable fruits throughout packing, shipping, and storage. In one study, they investigated improvements for using ultraviolet light to sort and screen oranges. (8/15) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2013/130815.htm

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