Science in Your Shopping Cart – West Coast Shellfish Genetic Improvement
Season 6: Episode 9
Did you know that the popular Roma tomato was actually developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Beltsville, MD? Or that ARS technology has helped reduce the use of pesticides on apples and other fruits? Or that ARS researchers are turning waste after harvest into fuels and other products? Check out ARS's new podcast series, Science in Your Shopping Cart, and learn how science touches many of the products we buy at the grocery store, from new varieties of fruits and vegetables to technological advances that make our food safer, cheaper, and tastier.
In this edition of Science in Your Shopping Cart, we take a deep dive into seafood production in the U.S. Learn how research facilities across the country are developing new fish farming techniques, new strains of fish, are keeping fish healthy, and creating more sustainable methods for raising finfish and shellfish.
Season 6: Episode 9 - West Coast Shellfish Represent!
Learn how ARS scientists are working with Oregon State University to produce new strains of the Pacific Oyster and protect them from a serious disease that’s recently been invading our waters.
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