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Researchers identify strategies to improve livelihoods through sustainable agricultural development

The Barotse Floodplain in Zambia is one of Africa's largest wetlands, representing varied ecotypes and high biodiversity conservation value.

7 Aug 2020

How economic fallout due to COVID-19 puts global food security at risk

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced nations worldwide to implement unprecedented social measures to stem the rapid spread of the virus.

31 Jul 2020

New tools developed to test the ability of antibodies to neutralize SARS-CoV-2

Researchers at The Rockefeller University in New York have developed new tools to rapidly test the ability of antibodies to neutralize SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

22 Jul 2020

Study examines environmental and job creation benefits of plugging orphaned oil and gas wells

New research released by Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy and Resources for the Future (RFF) examines the environmental and job creation benefits of plugging orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells.

21 Jul 2020

A fast and less expensive technique to count sperm in lobsters

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have identified a quicker and less expensive way to count sperm in lobsters that could help scientists looking at any animal better understand mating, a key aspect of species survival.

20 Jul 2020

Substances that target oxytocin receptors can help treat various diseases

Oxytocin is the so-called “cuddle hormone” or “love hormone” that plays a role in strengthening the relationship between the mother and child and controlling social bonding.

17 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

Fully automated chip can quickly and reliably determine patients’ blood type

Blood transfusion, if performed promptly, is a potentially life-saving intervention for someone losing a lot of blood. However, blood comes in several types, some of which are incompatible with others.

14 Jul 2020

Importance of Sustainable Food

AZoLifeSciences speaks to Iñigo Charola about the importance of sustainable food production, and how the development of cultured meat can help.

From Biotech Foods 3 Jul 2020

Scientists develop novel image processing techniques to reduce processing time

Researchers have created novel image processing techniques for microscopes that can decrease the time for post-processing by up to several thousand-fold.

1 Jul 2020

Investing in the fight against climate change in the wake of COVID-19

Françoise d’Estais of the UN discusses the Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2019 and the need to invest in renewables in the COVID-19 recovery.

From United Nations 26 Jun 2020

CAR T Cell Therapy: Potential For Considerable Savings

CAR T cell therapy is a new and, in some cases, highly effective form of immunotherapy to treat certain types of cancer of the blood and lymph system.

24 Jun 2020

Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices Increase Maize Yield In Malawi

Climate change creates extreme weather patterns that are challenging for people in developing countries and can impact agricultural yield and food security.

1 May 2020

Agricultural Pickers In US To See Unsafely Hot Workdays Double By 2050

Workers who pick crops already face harsh conditions harvesting in fields during summer harvest months. Those conditions will worsen over the coming decades.

29 Apr 2020

Identifying Salmonella

AZoLifeSciences speaks to Dr. Silin Tang about her research into the importance of identifying salmonella in food.

23 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

More efficient, cost-effective method for accurate synthesis of DNA

DNA is a genetic material that continues to survive only through replication, either naturally or synthetically. Humans require reproduction of DNA to replace damaged or old cells, but the potential to replicate DNA in a laboratory setting can allow scientists understand the disease mechanisms or the platform to develop treatments.

17 Mar 2020