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Hormone produced in starved leaves promotes absorption of nitrogen

Nagoya University researchers have found that in response to the nitrogen demand of leaves, plants produce a hormone that travels from the leaves to the roots to stimulate the uptake of nitrogen from the soil.

10 Apr 2020

Drinking Green Tea May Help With Food Allergies

Research findings suggest gut microbes can affect allergic immune responses.

10 Apr 2020

Development Of A Sticker That Indicates Whether Cold-Chain Food Products Have Gone Bad

Can we tell with the naked eye if any cold-chain food products that we have received have gone bad?

10 Apr 2020

Using expansion microscopy for research on fungi

Fungi play an important role for mankind. In the soil, they decompose dead organic material, making it accessible to plants as a nutrient.

8 Apr 2020

New genetic techniques expand microbial research

A team of international scientists has developed a suite of more than 200 new genetic techniques for using marine microbes to investigate a host of questions in biology.

7 Apr 2020

Cookie brands use banana powder to provide new taste experience for consumers

Brands in the cookies category are using banana powder to provide a new sensory experience for consumers, according to GlobalData a leading data and analytics company.

6 Apr 2020

Making plant-based, protein-rich food to resemble meat

A team of University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientists has been awarded a grant from the Good Food Institute to create tasty, plant-based, protein-rich food that's similar in texture to whole chicken, pork or beef.

6 Apr 2020

Virginia Tech researchers discover genes for metabolic cycles in 'giant viruses'

In satellite photos of the Earth, clouds of bright green bloom across the surface of lakes and oceans as algae populations explode in nutrient-rich water. From the air, the algae appear to be the primary players in the ecological drama unfolding below.

6 Apr 2020

Exposing the difference between hot- and cold-brew coffee

Cold-brew might be a popular trend in coffee-making, but little is known about the way this process changes the chemical characteristics of the drink.

6 Apr 2020

Unsustainable food systems- Reversing the trend

New research suggests that international trade flows are a positive factor impacting global food supply, with other global drivers harming sustainability.

3 Apr 2020

Genetic self-activation maintains plant stem cells

Scientists at CAS have revealed how genetic self-activation is involved in maintaining plant stem cells, supporting branching allowing plants to proliferate.

2 Apr 2020

Models Explain Changes In Cooking Meat

This story looks at a new model that could explain the changes when meat is cooked.

2 Apr 2020

Almond Orchard Recycling A Climate-Smart Strategy

Recycling trees can sequester carbon, save water and increase crop yields, making it a climate-smart practice for California's irrigated almond orchards.

From The University of California, Davis 2 Apr 2020

Organic Soybean Producers Can Be Competitive Using Little Or No Tillage

Strategies that protect soil health and water quality, can achieve similar yields at competitive costs compared to tillage-based production.

2 Apr 2020

Healthier Chickens, Happier Consumers

Developing a system of multi-angle and multi-range cameras to monitor commercial broilers to help producers monitor the chickens' level of activity.

2 Apr 2020

'Tequila' Powered Biofuels More Efficient Than Corn Or Sugar

The agave plant used to make tequila could be established in Australia as an environmentally friendly solution to Australia's transport fuel shortage.

2 Apr 2020

A Plant-Based Diet Helps To Prevent And Manage Asthma, According To New Review

A plant-based diet can help prevent and manage asthma, while dairy products and high-fat foods raise the risk, according to a new review.

2 Apr 2020

Study reveals coconut oil reduces metabolic syndrome associated with obesity

An animal study has found that obese females who consumed a small amount of coconut oil every day, in spite of having a high-fat diet, exhibited reduced metabolic syndrome—several risk factors that increase the possibilities of developing heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.

1 Apr 2020

Study discovers novel chemistry to fight against fungal disease in crops

Pathogenic fungi are a major and ever-increasing threat to global food security.

From University of Exeter 31 Mar 2020

New model helps determine techniques used by cells to increase their sensitivity

The human body’s capability to identify foreign material, disease, and the location of food sources and toxins is governed by a mixture of chemicals surrounding the cells and also their ability to “read” these chemicals. Cells are extremely sensitive.

27 Mar 2020