Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

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Water plants can mitigate drought and flooding to protect biodiversity

'Water plants are a nuisance in streams, blocking the flow. You should remove them'. This notion has for many years determined how streams were managed to prevent flooding during high rainfall events.

20 Jul 2020

A new method to fortify shellfish for tackling human nutrient defiiciencies

Cambridge scientists have developed a new way to fortify shellfish to tackle human nutrient deficiencies which cause severe health problems across the world. The team is now working with major seafood manufacturers to further test their microencapsulation technology, or "Vitamin Bullets".

20 Jul 2020

Small, compact Cas proteins found in bacteriophages are ideal for gene editing

The DNA-cutting proteins central to CRISPR-Cas9 and related gene-editing tools originally came from bacteria, but a newfound variety of Cas proteins apparently evolved in viruses that infect bacteria.

20 Jul 2020

Ultra-small titanium dioxide crystals may help produce methane and other fuels

Imagine tiny crystals that "blink" like fireflies and can convert carbon dioxide, a key cause of climate change, into fuels.

From Rutgers University 20 Jul 2020

Genetic sequencing can reveal evolutionary differences in reef-building corals

Globally, the rising water temperatures caused by pollution and global warming have impacted the coral reefs that are dwindling at an alarming speed.

20 Jul 2020

Study focuses on how relationship between plants and microbes responds to drought conditions

Just below ground, an ancient and poorly understood relationship plays out between plants and microbes that infuse the soil.

17 Jul 2020

Amphibians have few options to avoid one-two punch of climate change

Amphibians have few options to avoid the under appreciated one-two punch of climate change, according to a new study from Simon Fraser University researchers and others.

17 Jul 2020

Beautyberry leaf extract boosts drug's activity antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria

Scientists discovered a compound in the leaves of a common shrub, the American beautyberry, that boosts an antibiotic's activity against antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria. Laboratory experiments showed that the plant compound works in combination with oxacillin to knock down the resistance to the drug of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.

17 Jul 2020

Durable coating for hard surfaces could help eliminate foodborne germs

In the future, a durable coating could help keep food-contact surfaces clean in the food processing industry, including in meat processing plants.

17 Jul 2020

Oak coumarins could produce bitter taste in spirits,wine

Wine and spirits are complex mixtures of flavor and aroma compounds, some of which arise during aging in wooden barrels.

16 Jul 2020

Combination of western-style high-fat diet with antibiotic can increase the risk of pre-IBD

Researchers have found that combining a Western-style high-fat diet with antibiotic use significantly increases the risk of developing pre- inflammatory bowel disease.

16 Jul 2020

Tiny plastic robot moves under the influence of light and magnetism

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology developed a tiny plastic robot, made of responsive polymers, which moves under the influence of light and magnetism.

15 Jul 2020

Dual inhibitor therapy may be safer for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common leukemia in adults. One in four new leukemia cases are CLL.

15 Jul 2020

Study shows mismatched caregiver-infant interactions can increase risk of later obesity

Infancy is a sensitive developmental period that presents opportunities and challenges for caregivers to feed their infants in ways that support healthy growth and development.

14 Jul 2020

Study estimates the cost-effectiveness of esketamine used for treating depression

A paper authored by researchers from McLean Hospital has determined that esketamine, a nasal spray to treat severe depression, is currently too expensive for widespread use.

14 Jul 2020

UMass Amherst researchers synthesize artificial fuel for muscle

A chemist and kinesiologist got on a bus, but this isn't the set-up to a joke. Instead, kinesiologist and lead author Ned Debold and chemist Dhandapani Venkataraman, "DV," began talking on their bus commute to the University of Massachusetts Amherst and discovered their mutual interest in how energy is converted from one form to another - for Debold, in muscle tissue and for DV, in solar cells.

14 Jul 2020

UMass Amherst receives $482,549 grant to fund experiential learning program for undergraduates

The University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Food Science has been awarded a five-year, $482,549 grant to fund an experiential learning program for undergraduates, including independent research opportunities with faculty mentors and paid summer internships with industrial partners in the greater Boston area.

14 Jul 2020

Study: Specific mechanism of Cyclocarya paliurus shows promise for treating type 2 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are the two main types of diabetes, while T2DM accounts for 90%-95% of those with diabetes.

14 Jul 2020

Single dose of flu drug can limit the spread of the illness within households

A single dose of the flu drug baloxavir marboxil can reduce the spread of the illness within households, new research concludes.

14 Jul 2020

A mapping method to study different cell type changes in developing mouse brains

Penn State researchers have developed a new method for studying key moments in brain development. Yongsoo Kim, assistant professor of neural and behavioral sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, is using the method to understand how oxytocin receptor expression changes in normally developing mice and mouse models of autism spectrum disorder.

14 Jul 2020

Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Latest Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Water plants can mitigate drought and flooding to protect biodiversity

A new method to fortify shellfish for tackling human nutrient defiiciencies

Small, compact Cas proteins found in bacteriophages are ideal for gene editing

Ultra-small titanium dioxide crystals may help produce methane and other fuels

Genetic sequencing can reveal evolutionary differences in reef-building corals

Study focuses on how relationship between plants and microbes responds to drought conditions

Amphibians have few options to avoid one-two punch of climate change

Beautyberry leaf extract boosts drug's activity antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria

Durable coating for hard surfaces could help eliminate foodborne germs

Oak coumarins could produce bitter taste in spirits,wine

Combination of western-style high-fat diet with antibiotic can increase the risk of pre-IBD

Tiny plastic robot moves under the influence of light and magnetism

Dual inhibitor therapy may be safer for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Study shows mismatched caregiver-infant interactions can increase risk of later obesity

Study estimates the cost-effectiveness of esketamine used for treating depression

UMass Amherst researchers synthesize artificial fuel for muscle

UMass Amherst receives $482,549 grant to fund experiential learning program for undergraduates

Study: Specific mechanism of Cyclocarya paliurus shows promise for treating type 2 diabetes

Single dose of flu drug can limit the spread of the illness within households

A mapping method to study different cell type changes in developing mouse brains

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