GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Fifty pounds of romaine lettuce makes enough Caesar salad for a hundred people, but it’s merely a one-day food supply for a manatee in captivity.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida study may settle once and for all the baffling question of whether common strep infections are linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder or tics in some children.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It would send and receive faxes and video and have the processing power of a personal computer. The cell phone of the future would be on the market today but for one hitch: the battery.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Public universities backed by state support increasingly compete with their private research counterparts that have large private endowments, according to a study released today by a group University of Florida researchers.
The group also found the system by which a school is governed makes little difference in the quality of a research institution [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — By examining volcanic rocks retrieved from deep in the ocean, scientists have found they can estimate the carbon dioxide stored beneath much of the earth’s surface – a development that could enhance understanding of how volcanoes affect climate.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As thousands flock to research studies aimed at ferreting out the hereditary bases for a vast array of diseases, University of Florida researchers are using a mouthwash method of collecting DNA that’s as simple as swish and spit.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The value of all types of agricultural land – except citrus – continued its upward trend during the past year, according to a new University of Florida survey.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Schools nationwide are struggling to cope with falling test scores, provoking debate about whether cash-strapped schools could attract qualified teachers by boosting pay.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida surgeons have simplified the way they identify which lymph node is reached first by breast cancer cells that escape from a tumor. The refined approach improves the accuracy of sentinel node biopsy, an increasingly popular method of gauging whether the disease has spread.