TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2023: Governor Greg Gianforte on Sunday arrived in Taipei for a trade mission to strengthen Montana's longstanding relationship with Taiwan, a hub for democracy and technological innovation in East Asia. Representatives of Montana's agricultural, semiconductor, photonics, and bioscience industries joined the governor on the trade mission. "Taiwan is one of Montana's most important trading   more

OXFORD, England, Nov. 4 -- Molecular Biology and Evolution, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution that says it features the evolution of life at molecular levels, taxonomy, genomic organization and functions and phenotypes, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2023 edition (Vol. 40, Issue 8): Perspective: * Multiple Sources of Uncertainty Confound Inference of Historical Human Generation Times Discoveries: * Phylogenetic R  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma State University Extension wheat specialists say the slow, soaking rain that fell across parts of the state last week is just what the 2024 wheat crop needed. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports about 75% of next year's wheat has now been planted. Amanda Silva, OSU Extension small grains specialist, said OSU's wheat fields are 50% emerged, most within seven days of planting. "Our fora  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Herro Mustafa Garg, President Biden's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, at an Oct. 19, 2023, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Merkley, Ranking Member Young, distinguished Members of the Committee, I am honored and humbled to appear before you today as the President's nominee to serve as Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt. I am grateful to President Biden and Secretary Blinken for the  more