Steam cleaning melons kills pathogens better than existing treatments
In Pennsylvania, Agricultural Research Service scientists demonstrated that a relatively inexpensive steam cleaner designed to remove wallpaper and clean outdoor grills can rid cantaloupes...
New foodborne toxin test is 100 percent accurate and faster, too
In California, Agricultural Research Service scientists developed a new test that's faster, more sensitive and less expensive than current tests in detecting one of...
Common to humans, plants and animals, TOR protein is a cell growth regulator
In Germany, researchers studying the TOR protein discovered this protein also functions as a growth regulator in plants, just as TOR is known to...
$11 million in Federal funding available for mitigating anti-microbial resistance
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced $11 million in available funding for projects that mitigate...
Monounsaturated fatty acids found in olive oil, nuts and avocados benefit brain function
In Illinois, a new study by University of Illinois researchers found that monounsaturated fatty acids – a class of nutrients found in olive oils,...
Lose an extra 100 calories per day by eating a diet rich in whole...
In Massachusetts, Tufts University researchers reported that people who ate a diet with whole grains, which matched the recommended dietary allowance for fiber, lost...
Hothouse Earth feedback processes drives further warming
In Australia, in the midst of a record-breaking global heat wave, a recent international study presented a terrifying worst-case scenario: that hothouse Earth conditions...
Imaging spectroscopy helps researchers understand plant biodiversity
In Canada, University of Alberta biologists used light spectroscopy to study the functional diversity and evolutionary history of plants. This work is of particular...
Seaweed cattle feed reduces cow emissions
In California, researchers at the University of California, Davis have identified seaweed as, maybe, the new super food that dairy cattle need to reduce...
Gene-Editing Unintentionally Adds Bovine, Goat, and Bacterial DNA, Researchers Find
In Japan, Jonathan Latham reports that researchers have discovered that standard methods of animal and plant gene-editing introduce DNA from unexpected sources. Inadvertently incorporated...