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Lab-cultured plant yogurt rivals dairy creaminess

Food engineers have harnessed the power of lupins (legumes) to create a yogurt that rivals dairy in taste and texture while delivering more nutrition than typical plant-based yogurts......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 6th, 2024

River emits five times more methane after wastewater treatment plant, research finds

A stretch of river into which treated wastewater has been discharged emits five times more methane than a stretch of river without that wastewater. This is according to research by Ida Peterse and Lisanne Hendriks of Radboud University......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

K-12 Maker Lab at MIT Helps Get Maker Projects in Your Classroom

“How is this making to learn and not just making stuff?” Maker projects can engage students and improve learning experiences in K-12 academic classes. Integrating open-ended, hands-on, creative activities with cool tools in an academic classroom.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  makezineonlineRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Moving graphene from the lab to fab: How 2D materials could transform everyday electronics

Graphene has lived up to its promise in the lab. Now, EU researchers are working on supporting its wider adoption in high-end electronics, photonics and sensors......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Targeted glucosinolate conversion: How kohlrabi tissues produce health-promoting compounds

A research team at the Leibniz Institute for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) has analyzed how glucosinolates, health-promoting plant compounds, are broken down within various tissues of the kohlrabi plant......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

We Need to Ensure Legal Cannabis Is Safe

Today’s cannabis plant is highly cultivated and incredibly potent. Treating it like a commodity, and not a testable, regulated medicine, is hurting people.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

EU fines Meta €800 million for breaking law with Marketplace

EU: Tying the free Facebook Marketplace to the social network undermines rivals. Meta has been fined nearly 800 million euros ($844.6 million) by Brussels after regulators accused.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

A new vertical seed distribution trait for soybean breeding

As the human population increases and protein demand doubles, modern plant breeders must further optimize soybean plant architecture and per plant yield for modern farming systems......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Cacti are surprisingly fragile, and five other intriguing facts about these spiky wonders

Few plant families are as iconic as the resilient, spiky cactus, thriving in the driest deserts and as well as decorating our offices and homes. Their success in both environments comes down to extreme adaptations for surviving with little water—wh.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Plant roots key to water movement and wetland restoration

A new study has revealed the critical role of plant roots in enhancing water movement through wetland soils, offering valuable insights for ecosystem restoration and water management in coastal and saline wetlands in Western Australia......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

LED light strategy deters Great White shark attacks

Surfers could be protected from future shark attacks following new discoveries about how to trick sharks' visual systems made by Professor Nathan Hart, head of Macquarie University's Neurobiology Lab, Dr. Laura Ryan and colleagues......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

3D leaf edge reconstruction method enhances plant morphology analysis

Leaves, essential for photosynthesis and other physiological functions, exhibit diverse shapes that help plants adapt to their environments. Traditional methods for measuring leaf morphology have relied heavily on 2D imaging, which fails to capture t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Smart surveillance system improves tomato plant monitoring with high-speed disease detection, fruit counting

Tomatoes are a critical source of nutrients and remain one of the most widely cultivated fruits globally. However, intensive greenhouse practices increase susceptibility to diseases, which can reduce yields by up to 30% and degrade fruit quality......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

43 monkeys remain on the run from South Carolina lab. CEO thinks they"re having an adventure

Forty-three monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina have been spotted in the woods near the site and workers are using food to try to recapture them, authorities said Friday......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

Research monkeys still having a ball days after busting out of lab, police say

They pose no risk to human health, and they're living their best lives. If you need any inspiration for cutting loose and relaxing this weekend, look no further than a free-wheeli.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

Execs at Marvel Rivals developer NetEase arrested on allegations of corruption

Two NetEase Games executives and seven employees were reportedly arrested this week in an investigation potentially worth millions......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Scientists reveal strigolactone perception mechanism and role in tillering responses to nitrogen

"How is plant growth controlled?" and "What is the basis of variation in stress tolerance in plants?" were among the 125 most challenging scientific questions, according to the journal Science in 2016......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Earliest evidence of Ephedra use found in 15,000-year-old Moroccan burial

An international group of researchers led by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria have uncovered the earliest evidence of Ephedra use from the charred remains of the plant in a 15,000-year-old human burial site in northeastern Morocco......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Biologists discover how plants evolved multiple ways to override genetic instructions

Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered the origin of a curious duplication that gives plants multiple ways to override instructions that are coded into their DNA. This research could help scientists exploit a plant's existin.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Lab-cultured plant yogurt rivals dairy creaminess

Food engineers have harnessed the power of lupins (legumes) to create a yogurt that rivals dairy in taste and texture while delivering more nutrition than typical plant-based yogurts......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Scientists shed light on an arms race between barley and a fungal pathogen

Scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), together with partners from the University of Cologne, have discovered a new group of defense substances in barley that are effective against a broad spectrum of fungal pathogens. One.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024