ARS Newslink: December 1-5, 2014

ARS NEWSLINK:
Web links to stories issued December 1-5, 2014

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ARS News Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
December 5, 2014

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Using Poison-Frog Compounds to Control Fire Ants

USDA scientists have discovered that naturally occurring alkaloids found on the skin of poison dart frogs can incapacitate and kill fire ants. (12/02)

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2014/141202.htm

Delicious, Nutritious, and a Colorful Dish for the Holidays

USDA researchers have bred red- and purple-skinned varieties of potatoes which, have beneficial nutrients called anthocyanins and carotenoids. (12/03)

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2014/141203.htm

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