The importance of protein in the human body is undeniable. However, the idea of what makes a protein a "quality protein" has not been as easy to determine. A new study from the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry takes ...
Other
Dec 6, 2011
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There's a better end for used food than taking up space in landfills and contributing to global warming.
Environment
Jan 28, 2021
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New research has discovered how plant roots sense the availability of moisture in soil and then adapt their shape to optimise acquisition of water.
Biotechnology
Dec 21, 2018
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A map of radioactive contamination across Japan from the Fukushima power plant disaster confirms high levels in eastern and northeastern areas but finds much lower levels in the western part of the country, thanks to mountain ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2011
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The pigs and poultry in Professor Xingen Lei's lab have been consuming feed one wouldn't expect in Ithaca: marine algae.
Biotechnology
Jan 19, 2012
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A new study led by the Australian National University (ANU) has found that plants are able to forget stressful weather events to rapidly recover.
Biotechnology
Aug 4, 2017
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If you asked people which group of animals is the most abundant on earth, hardly anyone would know the right answer. Ants? Fish? No, and not humans either. The answer is nematodes, also known as roundworms. Four out of five ...
Ecology
Jan 14, 2021
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QUT researchers are part of an international consortium of researchers whose work hopes to future-proof crops against the impacts of global climate change.
Biotechnology
Mar 28, 2017
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Crop pathogens and pests reduce the yield of agricultural production, causing substantial economic losses and reducing food security. Yet, their global burden and their variation over time and among different agroecosystems ...
Ecology
Feb 5, 2019
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Forests of genetically altered trees and other plants could sequester several billion tons of carbon from the atmosphere each year and so help ameliorate global warming, according to estimates published in the October issue ...
Biotechnology
Oct 1, 2010
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