Recent outbreaks of food-borne Salmonella have been associated with chocolate and peanut butter. Although Salmonella cannot grow in either of these low-water foods, the cells survive, becoming more resistant to heat treatment, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 8, 2022
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Although the COVID-19 pandemic caused many disruptions in the educational system, it also led to some surprising benefits.
Soft Matter
May 10, 2022
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The words "chocolate" and "disappointment" don't often go together.
Materials Science
Apr 14, 2022
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Georgia farmers produce half the peanuts grown in the U.S. each year, using proven production practices to fight disease in the field. In fact, modern peanut varieties carry little genetic defenses against some of the more ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 20, 2022
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Nothing to eat, nothing to plant. The last rain in Ifotaka fell in May, for two hours.
Environment
Sep 17, 2021
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A decade ago, University of Georgia plant scientists David and Soraya Bertioli were living and working in Brazil when they began to wonder about peanut plants they encountered in different corners of the world with an astounding ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 14, 2021
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The wild relatives of modern peanut plants have the ability to withstand disease in ways that peanut plants can't. The genetic diversity of these wild relatives means that they can shrug off the diseases that kill farmers' ...
Biotechnology
May 18, 2021
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With the global population predicted to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, one of the biggest challenges in our lifetimes will be securing enough food for everyone.
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2021
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The United States Department of Agriculture identifies a group of "big eight" foods that causes 90% of food allergies. Among these foods are wheat and peanuts.
Biotechnology
Jan 27, 2021
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Georgia's peanut crop generates more than $600 million annually, but determining the optimal harvest time for the crop can be tricky. Current crop assessment tools are time consuming and prone to human error, leading to millions ...
Other
Nov 3, 2020
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