food

Biocompatible silk keeps fruit fresh without refrigeration

Half of the world’s fruit and vegetable crops are lost during the food supply chain,

New gene-detecting technology brings new, resilient superwheat closer

Scientists at the John Innes Centre (JIC) and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) have pioneered a

Food Treatment Can Extend Shelf Life of Fresh Produce

Trials of a new technology to prolong the shelf-life of fresh produce have proved successful,

Paper-based test could help prevent food poisoning

Food poisoning is a stomach-churning, miserable condition that sends thousands of Americans to hospital emergency

Improved crop performance with new simple biotechnology

Farmers can use fewer resources to grow food With the world’s population exploding to well

First tomatoes and peas harvested on Mars and moon soil simulant

The second experiment on how to grow crops on Mars and moon soil simulant have

nEmesis Fights Foodborne Illnesses with Machine Learning

It’s happened to many of us. We eat at a restaurant with less than ideal

Research facility to grow food, fuel in desert land

The world’s first research facility to grow both food and fuel, using desert lands irrigated

Longer shelf-life for food thanks to breakthrough in packaging tech

Food products that last longer in their packaging, with little, or no chemical preservatives needed

Wheat disease-resistance gene identified, potential to save billions

Breakthrough could help address growing demand for the staple that already provides a fifth of

Nearly Half of U.S. Seafood Supply Is Wasted

RESEARCHERS SAY WASTE ADDS TO OTHER PROBLEMS THREATENING GLOBAL SEAFOOD RESOURCES SUCH AS OVERFISHING, POLLUTION

Food or fuel? How about both?

In the United States, federal mandates to produce more renewable fuels, especially biofuels, have led

Sensor detects spoilage of food

VTT has developed a sensor that detects ethanol in the headspace of a food package.

Bean breakthrough bodes well for climate change challenge

Scientists are hailing a new breed of bean seed as a breakthrough, thanks to its

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New study shows how existing cropland could feed billions more

Report pinpoints key food systems ‘leverage points’ that hold the greatest the potential to boost