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UC Riverside scientists aim to find how some fungi and bacteria manage to thrive post-wildfires

Scientists have found microbes living in the charred soil that wildfires leave behind. They don't know how some fungi and bacteria manage to thrive when everything else has died, but a new project aims to change that.

31 Mar 2022

Discovery of genetic pathway could lead to more affordable, higher-yield bioprocessing

A team of researchers working with the Center for Bioenergy Innovation at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has discovered a pathway to encourage a type of lignin formation in plants that could make the processing of crops grown for products such as sustainable jet fuels easier and less costly.

29 Mar 2022

Unhealthy global diets are damaging human and planetary health

A global diet that increasingly includes ultra-processed foods is having a negative impact on the diversity of plant species available for human consumption while also damaging human and planetary health, according to a commentary published in the journal BMJ Global Health.

29 Mar 2022

Salmonella strains in birds do not harbor antimicrobial-resistance genes, study finds

Although many wild birds carry Salmonella, the strains of the bacteria they convey usually do not harbor antimicrobial-resistance genes, according to Penn State researchers, who led a team conducting a new, nationwide study.

From Penn State University 24 Mar 2022

Research investigates the effect of land-use change on plant-soil interactions

Marina Semchenko has been awarded a grant from the European Research Council to investigate the impact of land-use change on plant-soil interactions.

23 Mar 2022

Researchers investigate new properties of edible plants improving food production

As millions of people face hunger, new properties of leading edible plants that could improve future food crop production are looked into by Flinders University.

23 Mar 2022

Adding a form of cellulose can prevent ice cream from becoming unpleasantly crunchy

Ice cream can be a culinary delight, except when it gets unpleasantly crunchy because ice crystals have grown in it.

21 Mar 2022

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs help to enhance crop genome editing tools, study says

According to plant scientists at RIKEN, a class of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs might be useful for studying the molecular processes underlying plant immunity.

21 Mar 2022

Researchers address the dynamics of soil microbial community structure and stoichiometry

Forest conversion has a significant influence on the structure and stoichiometry of the soil microbial community (SMC).

16 Mar 2022

Sustainable Food Packaging that Protects Food from Microbes

In this interview, AZoLifeSciences talks to Dr. Mary Chan about the development of a new ‘smart’ food packaging that is biodegradable and has antimicrobial properties, extending the shelf-life of fresh food.

From Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) 15 Mar 2022

Reimagined world map of agriculture could minimize environmental impact of food production

Scientists have produced a map showing where the world's major food crops should be grown to maximize yield and minimize environmental impact.

14 Mar 2022

Scientists examine the role of soil layer in maintaining soil bacterial diversity and composition

Soil microorganisms play a significant part in biogeochemical and nutrient cycle processes, and they are vital components of the soil ecosystem.

11 Mar 2022

Multi-omics approach help researchers study the disparity created by in vitro culture

Citrus is a significant and economically beneficial horticultural crop with nucellar polyembryony, which prevents hybrid offspring from being produced. Citrus is produced mostly through asexual methods like grafting and cuttings.

7 Mar 2022

Deforestation in conjunction with climate change constitutes a risk to food production in Brazil

Deforestation for agribusiness expansion in Brazil, in conjunction with climate change, has worsened the already severe drought suffered in the last decade by the transition zone between the eastern Amazon and the Cerrado, the vast tropical savanna ecoregion in central and western Brazil.

7 Mar 2022

Scientists use AI to predict algae's potential as alternative energy source

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are using artificial intelligence to set a new world record for producing algae as a reliable, economic source for biofuel that can be used as an alternative fuel source for jet aircraft and other transportation needs.

7 Mar 2022

Researchers decode complex potato genomes to accelerate the breeding of robust varieties

Scientists have decoded the highly complicated genome of the potato for the first time after over 20 years since the first release of the human genome.

From The Max Planck Institute 7 Mar 2022

Researchers optimize a route for two-step synthesis of antiviral plant protectant

Plant viruses are of great variety and harm. Virus disease pandemics and epidemics were estimated to have a global economic impact in the tens of billions of dollars.

3 Mar 2022

Researchers suggest a sustainable approach in seafood production

Farming Atlantic salmon necessitates a large amount of wild-caught fish as feed, but it only accounts for a small portion of the world’s farmed fish production.

3 Mar 2022

Machine learning to explore large-scale relationships between vegetation and climatic characteristics

Climate change is causing more frequent and severe climatic extreme occurrences. However, it is still uncertain how future climatic extremes may affect vegetation distribution.

2 Mar 2022

Study provides first genetic evidence of demographic changes among hunter-gatherer populations

A new analysis of ancient human DNA demonstrates that people moved and chose their reproductive partners along complex social networks that stretched across large swathes of Africa between 80,000 and 20,000 years ago, according to a study co-led by Yale anthropologist Jessica Thompson.

28 Feb 2022

Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

Latest Food and Agricultural Sciences News and Research

UC Riverside scientists aim to find how some fungi and bacteria manage to thrive post-wildfires

Discovery of genetic pathway could lead to more affordable, higher-yield bioprocessing

Unhealthy global diets are damaging human and planetary health

Salmonella strains in birds do not harbor antimicrobial-resistance genes, study finds

Research investigates the effect of land-use change on plant-soil interactions

Researchers investigate new properties of edible plants improving food production

Adding a form of cellulose can prevent ice cream from becoming unpleasantly crunchy

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs help to enhance crop genome editing tools, study says

Researchers address the dynamics of soil microbial community structure and stoichiometry

Sustainable Food Packaging that Protects Food from Microbes

Reimagined world map of agriculture could minimize environmental impact of food production

Scientists examine the role of soil layer in maintaining soil bacterial diversity and composition

Multi-omics approach help researchers study the disparity created by in vitro culture

Deforestation in conjunction with climate change constitutes a risk to food production in Brazil

Scientists use AI to predict algae's potential as alternative energy source

Researchers decode complex potato genomes to accelerate the breeding of robust varieties

Researchers optimize a route for two-step synthesis of antiviral plant protectant

Researchers suggest a sustainable approach in seafood production

Machine learning to explore large-scale relationships between vegetation and climatic characteristics

Study provides first genetic evidence of demographic changes among hunter-gatherer populations

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