As consumers seek fewer preservatives in packaged food—while the environment needs less plastic waste—Cornell scientists are finding ways to make active packaging materials with a biologically-derived polymer that helps ...
Biotechnology
Apr 13, 2022
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October is inarguably pumpkin season, which raises questions about food safety for everything from pumpkin pie to pumpkin seeds.
Agriculture
Oct 5, 2022
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A recent study has unveiled the potential of biosurfactants—natural compounds produced by microbes—to dramatically improve the preservation of meat products. This innovative approach could replace synthetic chemicals, ...
Biotechnology
May 10, 2024
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Beginning this year, Oscar Mayer stopped adding artificial preservatives to their hot dogs. Taking their place is celery juice, a natural source of the preservative sodium nitrite. This week Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), ...
Other
Aug 2, 2017
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Creating sustainable plastics is vital for the future of our environment, a new report says.
Environment
Jun 4, 2020
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Highly resistant fresh food, preserved for months at the room temperature, may look as a picture cut from a science fiction scenario. However, this goal could be achieved, as the results of the ongoing studies are encouraging
Other
May 27, 2016
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Indigenous knowledge and traditional practices have played a critical role in development all over the world. For centuries, various disciplines ranging from medicine to biodiversity conservation have drawn on these resources.
Agriculture
Oct 17, 2023
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