Tag: vulnerable

Join UF Croc Docs at CrocFest, held at Zoo Miami, to support international American crocodile conservation

by Lourdes Mederos
October 7, 2026

American crocodiles in Belize and Jamaica face distinct threats, and researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) are leading an international conservation effort to help protect both populations. In ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: American Crocodile, Miami CrocFest, Top News, UF Croc Docs Wildlife Team, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Vulnerable, Wildlife Conservation

Scientists develop vitamin A-enriched tomato to fight global deficiency

by Brad Buck
February 25, 2026

University of Florida scientists have developed a tomato packed with significantly higher levels of vitamin A, a breakthrough that could help combat one of the world’s most widespread nutritional deficiencies. In newly published research ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Bala Rathinasabapathi, Beta-carotene, Children, Denise Tieman, Food Is Medicine, Fortified Tomatoes, Horticultural Sciences, Hunger, Jingwei Fu, Kale, Poverty, Pregnant, Red Blood Cells, Sweet Potatoes, Tomato, Vitamin A, Vitamin A Deficiency, Vulnerable

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