AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 7 -- The Austin Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The Austin Chamber of Commerce has announced finalists for the 2024 Greater Austin Business Awards. Since 2000, the Greater Austin Business Awards has celebrated businesses in Central Texas, recognizing the people and companies that have demonstrated a unique vision, innovation, and best business practices. The winners will be announced at the Greater Austin Business Awards Event on October 9, 2024. The more PR

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: During World Breastfeeding Week a new international study, published in Microbiome, has revealed that the first drops of breast milk are crucial for healthy growth at birth and can help combat chronic undernutrition, which affects 200 million children and causes more than three million deaths annually worldwide. Led by Professor Valerie Verhasselt, Director of the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation C more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement: * * * "Paul Junge is a California carpetbagger who has blown through his parents' cash to already lose two congressional races. Whether it's his support for a national abortion ban or his plan to gut seniors' hard earned benefits, he is deeply out of touch with Michiganders and their values. Unlike Junge, Kristen McDonald Rivet was raised in Michigan and understands the meaning of hard work. S more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following Economic Information Bulletin (No. EIB-277) on Aug. 6, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * Southeast Asia has potential for growth as an agricultural export market, with its growing population of middle-class consumers, especially for exporters such as the United States. Leading U.S. exports to Southeast Asia are soybean products, wheat, cotton, skim milk powder, and distillers' grain more PR

CAMBRIDGE, England, Aug. 7 -- Journal of Applied Microbiology, a peer-reviewed journal from the Applied Microbiology International that says it features applied microbiology including bacteriology, mycology and virology, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 135, Issue 7): Review Articles: * Synthetic microbial ecology: engineering habitats for modular consortia * An overview of next generation sequencing strategies and genomics tools used for tube more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Austin Gray knows microplastics pose a macro threat. "Humans are not just exposed to microplastics," said Gray, assistant professor of biological sciences. "We are consuming them. They're within the blood, they're in breast milk, and there are a lot of concerns that we don't know about." An expert on environmental toxicology, Gray recently teamed up with Tina Dura, assistant professor of geosciences and an expert on coa more PR