food

What if we could boost the yields of major food crops by almost 50 percent?

Plants such as soybeans and wheat waste between 20 and 50 percent of their energy

New green revolution set to start with speed breeding

Pioneering new technology is set to accelerate the global quest for crop improvement in a

A new high-amylose wheat has ten times the amount of fibre

A new type of wheat that has ten times the amount of the fibre which

A better way to identify unwanted animal products in ground beef in minutes

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found a better way to identify unwanted

Using viruses to kill harmful bacteria in food

With antibiotic resistance on the rise, bacterial contamination of food is becoming more problematic. Now

An efficient way to enhance the nutritional value of corn to benefit millions

Rutgers scientists discover way to reduce animal feed and food production costs by increasing a

Inexpensive and easy to use food authentication using NanoTracer

A smart universal tool based on a simplified DNA barcoding technique combined with nanotechnology enables

What if a plant’s circulatory system could be rejiggered to make more nutrients available

Almost every calorie that we eat at one time went through the veins of a

Greatest threat to global food security could be transformed by an environmentally sustainable alternative to chemicals and pesticides

A University of Queensland team has made a discovery that could help conquer the greatest

We are what we eat: It affects the DNA sequence of genes

Researchers at the University of Oxford have demonstrated that the diets of organisms can affect

New kind of local food grows in your own kitchen

A home appliance that grows the ingredients for a healthy meal within a week from

Edible food packaging film made from milk proteins

At the grocery store, most foods — meats, breads, cheeses, snacks — come wrapped in

Genome Sequencing May Help Avert Banana Armageddon

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, and in the Netherlands have discovered how three

Nanotech extends shelf life of fresh fruit that sees up to 40% wasted

An international research team is developing nanotechnology-based applications of hexanal, a natural plant extract that

Chance Finding Could Transform Food and Biofuel Production

An almost entirely accidental discovery by University of Guelph researchers could transform food and biofuel