Search results for nutrient value

Agriculture Feb 14, 2024

Is it safe to feed farmed salmon with bristle worms raised on fish excrement?

In Norway it is currently prohibited to provide animals with feed derived from the same animals' own "value chain." But this legislation is not based on science.

Biotechnology Feb 14, 2024

By growing animal cells in rice grains, scientists dish up hybrid food

From lab-grown chicken to cricket-derived protein, these innovative alternatives offer hope for a planet struggling with the environmental and ethical impacts of industrial agriculture. Now, Korean scientists add a new recipe ...

Biotechnology Feb 9, 2024

Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture

From lentils to chickpeas, and even the humble baked bean, pulses are perhaps best known as an alternative, plant-based source of protein. These plants are environmental heroes: they work together with soil microbes to "fix" ...

Plants & Animals Feb 7, 2024

Friend or foe? Researchers explore ancient partnership between moss and fungi

The next time you walk through the woods in the dead of winter, take a moment to see if you can spot one of nature's most persistent and heartiest survivors.

Analytical Chemistry Feb 5, 2024

Where did the ingredients in that sandwich come from? Our global nutrient tracker tells a complex story

Have you ever looked down at your breakfast, lunch or dinner and considered where the ingredients traveled from to reach your plate?

Ecology Feb 1, 2024

Back-to-back cyclones and flood plume impacts on the Great Barrier Reef

Back-to-back cyclones have exposed the Great Barrier Reef to extensive and persistent flood plumes from Ingham up to Cape York Peninsula, with terrestrial runoff lathering coral reef and seagrass ecosystems for weeks.

Biotechnology Jan 29, 2024

Australia's soils are notoriously poor. How scientists are working to improve them

Most things you eat grew in soil or ate plants growing in soil. We don't think much about it, but soil is essential to life.

Cell & Microbiology Jan 24, 2024

Researchers engineer bacteria that eat plastic, make multipurpose spider silk

Move over Spider-Man: Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a strain of bacteria that can turn plastic waste into a biodegradable spider silk with multiple uses.

Ecology Jan 22, 2024

Bloom and bust: New study details exactly how terrible algae is for Florida's economy

Algal blooms can mean toxic fumes, green muck, nasty stench, and death for seagrass and marine animals. All of it is bad for Florida's economy, and sometimes human health. But just how bad has been murky—until now.

Biotechnology Jan 16, 2024

Making faba beans a better source of protein

Faba beans pack a high-protein punch, making them rich with promise as an alternative to meat and dairy sources. But the legume also has less desirable qualities, like compounds that cause flatulence and interfere with the ...

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