Food

Addressing the Climate Crisis Through Diet

Credit: mediumAgriculture proves to be one of the most challenging human activities to reduce carbon emissions, as it is an essential part of life, yet the land-use practices connected to crop cultivation contribute to approximately 25% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists from the University of California, Irvine, and other research institutions are...

2023’s Remaining Months: Healthier Food Trends to Watch

2023's Health-Boosting Food Trends (Photo by JOSHUA COLEMAN on Unsplash)If food serves as medicine and health acts as your guide, these food trends have the potential to profoundly impact your well-being, providing nourishment for both your body and spirit.The food industry has evolved in response to changing consumer preferences, including an emphasis on mindful,...

Genome Editing Used to Create Disease-Resistant Rice

Rice blast in a California rice crop. US and Chinese researchers used CRISPR genome editing to create a high-yielding rice variety resistant to this major fungal pest. Credit: UCANR.A recent study published in the journal Nature on June 14 reports that a group of scientists, including researchers from the University of California, Davis, and...

Modified Eggs May Lead To The End Of Allergies

Scientists have utilized genome editing technology to create a chicken egg with reduced allergenic properties. Image Credit: CanvasAllergies to eggs are highly prevalent among children and can be provoked by various food items, including vaccines. However, scientists have recently utilized genome editing technology to create a chicken egg that could potentially be consumed by...

Cultured Meat Is Currently Being Mass-Produced In Israel

New Future Meat Technologies cultured meat production facility located in Rehovot, Israel. Credit: Future Meat Technologies.Our objective is to make cultured meat affordable for everyone.Israeli startup Future Meat Technologies has opened what it states is the first industrial-scale cultured meat manufacturing facility- a move designed to obtain lab-grown meat onto consumers' plates finally."Our objective...

Revolutionary Fungus-Based Egg White Substitute

Like traditional egg white powder, the fungus-derived ovalbumin (pictured) has excellent foaming properties.Credit: VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandEgg white powder is a commonly used food ingredient, which implies that many hens need to be raised on many farms, ingesting a load of feed and creating much waste. Nonetheless, there might soon be a...

Global Elimination of Animal Farming Could Save the Planet

The elimination of all animal agriculture in the following 15 years would severely diminish greenhouse gas emissions and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.Research into the climatological impacts of raising animals for food implicates that eliminating all animal agriculture has the potentially to considerably change the direction of global warming.The project is a cooperation...

Using Human Proteins to Assist Potatoes And Rice to Grow 50% Larger

Normal potato harvest (on the left) next to growth-enhanced potato harvest (on the rigth). Source: Qiong Yu et. al.New research from the University of Chicago, Peking University, and Guizhou University reveals that infusing a gene linked to human obesity and fat inside crops might assist them in growing larger and ampler. Adjusting plant RNA is...

Researchers Reveal World’s First 3D-Printed Marbled Wagyu Beef

3D printing a piece of meat. Credit: Zinkevych/iStockAccording to a news release, researchers from Osaka University have produced the world's very first 3D-printed Wagyu beef, making use of stem cells extracted from Japanese cattle. The product resembles an authentic steak portion consisting of muscle tissue, blood vessels, and fat.As a result of its high...