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A feast for bioengineered yeast? How leftover agricultural waste can be transformed into bioplastics, pharmaceuticals and fuel
Yeast has been used for thousands of years in the production of beer and wine and for adding fluff and ...
‘We live in a changed climate’: Here’s what may happen to wheat crops as number of heat waves and droughts increase
The world is getting hotter, causing shifts in seasonal patterns and increasing the amount of extreme weather such as severe ...
Iron-carrying protein myoglobin improves growth, texture, color of lab-grown meat
A team of Tufts University-led researchers exploring the development of cultured meat found that the addition of the iron-carrying protein ...
GMO lab-grown insect meat key to sustainable food production, researchers argue
Livestock farming is destroying our planet. It is a major cause of land and water degradation, biodiversity loss, acid rain, ...
Organic pet food is ‘considerably more expensive’ than traditional alternatives but nutrient benefits insignificant
Perceived as being healthier alternatives to conventionally farmed foods, organics are often significantly more expensive – according to Consumer Reports, ...
