Something high-tech is happening in the produce aisle at some Swedish supermarkets, where laser marks have replaced labels on the organic avocados and sweet potatoes.
Other
Feb 15, 2017
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Four scientists credited with creating food that's fortified with essential nutrients and vitamins and has helped an estimated 10 million people avoid starvation and disease were awarded this year's World Food Prize on Tuesday.
Biotechnology
Jun 28, 2016
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Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children. It also increases the risk of disease and death from severe infections, according to the World Health Organization. About 250 million preschool ...
Biotechnology
Aug 13, 2015
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Already ranked by some as number one in nutrition among all vegetables, the traditional sweet potato can be nutritionally supercharged ― literally ― with a simple, inexpensive electric current treatment that increases ...
Biotechnology
Aug 20, 2012
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The UN special rapporteur on the right to food urged the EU for a rethink on biofuels Friday, saying huge errors had been committed in the initial enthusiasm for an alternative to harmful fossil fuels.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 25, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Future astronauts spending Thanksgiving in space may not have to forgo one of the most traditional parts of the day's feast: fresh sweet potatoes.
Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2011
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Banana growers on the edge of a giant national park on Cameroon's Atlantic coast say they can take no more crop destruction from hungry elephants as the conflict between man and animal escalates.
Ecology
Oct 17, 2022
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Pygmy hogs—the world's smallest and rarest wild pig—are under a virus lockdown.
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2020
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Rob Greenfield needs a lift. He often does, as he doesn't own a car.
Environment
Nov 7, 2019
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After noting that the sweet potato is not fully exploited in Mexico and that its nutritional properties can help reverse nutritional deficiencies during childhood, old age and pregnancy, a student of the Institute of Biotechnology ...
Other
Nov 4, 2015
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