Food and Agricultural Sciences

What is Agricultural Science?

In response to a growing population, the progress of agricultural science has gained attention over the century particularly in regard to issues of food security.

Insight into Genetically Modified Food

The Impact of COVID-19 on Agriculture

Using Plants to Detect Explosives

Chemistry of Food Additives and Preservatives

Importance of Biotechnology in Agriculture

Boosting Plant Health Using Gene Editing

Environmental Problems caused by Polymers

The Implications of Evolution in Agriculture

Role of Bioinformatics in Agriculture

Effect of Light on Wheat Plants

A Guide to Growing Crops in Cold Climates

What is Quality Control in Food Science?

Arsenic in Rice; Should you be Concerned?

Applications of Spectroscopy in Agriculture

Effects of Climate Change on Crop Yields

Food Science and Artificial Intelligence

A Guide to Improving Crop Production in Dry Climates

Does Migration Affect Agriculture Production?

Food Science and Biotechnology

Investigating Caffeine Levels in Drinks

Investigating a Wines Character using Chromatography

How can we Improve the Shelf-Life of Seafood?

Gut Microbes in Determining Food Allergies in Children

Effect of Human Activity on Plant Biodiversity

Deforestation and its Drawbacks

Daily Life of a Food Scientist

Soil Erosion- How Does it Affect Agriculture?

Fish Hatcheries- Benefits and Drawbacks

How does the Keto Diet Affect the Immune System?

Determining Nitrogen Levels in Soil

Effects of Filtered Coffee on Plasma Metabolites

Hot Melt Extrusion in the Pharmaceutical and Food Industries

How do Crops Get Lost to Pests?

How are Microbes used to Restore Degraded Soil?

How Does Manure Effect the Growth of Plants?

Benefits of Vertical Agriculture and Hydroponics

Bio farming - A Holistic Approach to Ensure Environmental Sustainability

How Diverse are Cropping Systems?

What are the Health Benefits of Organic Food?

How could Gene Editing solve Food Allergies?

Sustainable Soil Management and the Role of Spectroscopy

Food Packaging Applications for Equilibrium Modified Atmosphere Packaging

How do Food Sensitivity Assays Work?

ATR-FTIR in the Food and Beverage Industry

Improving Crop Yields using Genetics

Everything you need to know about Palm Oil

The Application of Computational Modeling in Contemporary Fisheries

Can a Microbe Convert Greenhouse Gases to Commodity Products?

Implications of Genetically Modified Organisms for Fisheries

Reducing Pesticide Use in Agriculture

The Domestication of Crops and Animals throughout Agricultural History

Wellbeing in an Era of Global Change: The Implications of Ocean Acidification on Food Production and How it Links to Human Wellbeing

Speed Breeding: A Promising Tool for Growing World Population

Latest Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Study finds link between reduced microbial stability and soil carbon loss

Researchers have recently identified a relationship between reduced microbial stability and soil carbon loss in the active layer of deteriorated alpine permafrost.

18 Jun 2021

Molecular breeding can enhance the quality of olives

Olives, well-known for their characteristic bitter taste, are in high demand owing to the popularity of the oil that's derived from them.

17 Jun 2021

Widely used herbicide causes infertility in flowers

An herbicide extensively used in forestry, agriculture, and other applications can significantly impact the reproductive health of a common perennial plant.

17 Jun 2021

Study explains the evolution of taste receptors in mammals

Is evolution responsible for people’s inability to resist a salty chip?

16 Jun 2021

How to stop the alarming decline in nature's genetic diversity

AZoLifeSciences speaks to Sean Hoban and Colin Khoury about the decline in natures genetic diversity and how we can work to protect it.

15 Jun 2021

World Food Safety Day 2021: An Interview with the World Health Organization (WHO)

AZoLifeSciences interviews Francesco Branca, director of the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety at the World Health Organization, for World Food Safety Day 2021.

14 Jun 2021

Diets that increase inflammation linked to increased risk of breast cancer

A new study of more than 350,000 women found that women with diets incorporating more foods that increase inflammation in the body had a 12% increase in their risk of breast cancer compared to women who consume more anti-inflammatory diets. The new findings are being presented at NUTRITION 2021 LIVE ONLINE.

8 Jun 2021

Food scientists aim to create healthier and tastier plant-based proteins

As meat consumption grows throughout the world, food scientists are working to develop better-tasting, more sustainable, and healthier plant-based protein products that replicate cheese, fish, eggs, milk, and meat.

8 Jun 2021

World Food Safety Day 2021: An Interview with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

To celebrate World Food Safety Day, AZoLifeSciences interviewed Dr. Markus Lipp from the FAO about the importance of food safety in 2021.

2 Jun 2021

Environmental DNA helps track down species on the move

Many individuals would like to prevent sloughed-off skin and bodily fluids. However, for marine biologists like Cheryl Lewis Ames, Associate Professor of Applied Marine Biology in the Graduate School of Agricultural Science at Tohoku University (Japan), such life remnants have become a magical guide to detecting the unseen.

24 May 2021