Lab-grown brain organoids on a glass slide [D.C.N. van der Heijden / UMC Utrecht] The human brain continues to develop for two decades. To study this prolonged process, researchers have traditionally relied on donated human brain tissue and animal models, both of which have limitations: donated tissue provides snapshots of brain development, and animal brains differ from the human brain in cell-type composition and timing of development.

Pixelgen Technologies has raised $15.5 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing as the Swedish life sciences technology company moves from platform development toward broader commercial adoption.

Credit: JUAN GAERTNER/ SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/ Getty ImagesDuring brain development, distinct areas emerge that take on different jobs including movement, vision, memory, and language. At this stage of development, chemical signals help tell developing cells where they are, contributing to differences between areas at the front and the back of the cerebral cortex. This process, dubbed arealization by scientists, is believed to underpin much of the brain’s activity and may help explain what occurs in some brain disorders. 

Accurate carrot pickup is ensured by the Floating Share system and the low picking angle of the harvesting belts. This keeps both the harvesting depth and pickup height constant, resulting in a stable machine and uniform product flow. The 14-meter-long Super Grip profiled harvesting belts, large drive wheels and automatic belt tensioners also provide maximum grip and operational reliability in the most demanding harvesting conditions.

Worldwide net sales and revenues increased 5 percent, to USD 12.608 billion, for the third quarter of 2026 and rose 7 percent, to USD 35.589 billion, for nine months. Net sales were USD 10.999 billion for the quarter and USD 30.779 billion for nine months, compared with USD 10.357 billion and USD 28.338 billion last year, respectively.

世界农化网中文网报道：近日，日本NTT株式会社与东京都立大学冈本隆教授团队宣布，开发出全球首个同时杂交四种水稻品种的新型育种技术。该技术利用植物体外受精（IVF）系统，将4个不同水稻品种的遗传物质在一次育种过程中进行融合，并成功培育出携带四个亲本基因组的四倍体水稻新品系。

Appearing in the game is part of how AGCO builds awareness and engages the next generation of farmers, rural audiences and digital consumers in the spaces where they increasingly discover brands, products and agriculture itself. Beginning Aug. 24, players can put true-to-life versions of the machines AGCO builds for real farmers to work across an Iowa-inspired virtual landscape.

August 2026, New Delhi: Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shri: Shri  Shivraj Si…

世界农化网中文网报道：8月20日，总投资4984万元的华中微生物农药综合评价中心正式落户湖北省农科院。这是全国布局建设的两家生物农药评价中心之一，旨在为微生物农药的市场准入建立一套专门的质量标准和评价体系。