DISC Sports & Spine Center ("DISC") has enlisted Dr. James B. Chen to bring a best-in-class total joint replacement program to its renowned DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach. The highly skilled orthopedic surgeon is an Orange County native and former collegiate athlete who specializes in hip and knee joint replacement, traveling nationally to educate fellow surgeons on advanced technology and robotic techniques. Read his full bio HERE.
For California Ag Today, I’m Mike Stephens <p><p>Soybean study utilizes more effective & less toxic bio-fungicide<p>Researchers used non-toxic dsRNA molecules to manage fungal plant disease.<p>Fungal diseases of plants are normally managed through the application of fungicides, which are not only toxic to the pathogens that cause these diseases but to other organisms, including humans, animals, and the environment, especially after long and repeated applications. A recent article summarizes an attempt to use dsRNA molecules, which are non-toxic by themselves and present in all living organisms, to manage fungal plant diseases.<p> “Our research explores the potential of using dsRNA molecules (similar to the mRNA molecules used in the Pfizer and Modern vaccines) as bio-fungicides for managing fungal diseases of plants,” explained Chen, a plant pathologist at Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. “DsRNAs are not toxic to non-targeted o