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Food processing
Food processing encompasses any process that modifies or alters food from its natural state. Types of food processing include canning, freezing, drying, pasteurization, and fermenting.
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JAN 02, 2018Cancer
In December 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new genomic profiling test - the second in two month ...Written By: Julia TraversDEC 28, 2017Technology
MIT engineers alter watercress plants to give off several hours of low-level light.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 25, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have been working to try to understand how microorganisms and small animals in soil affect the release of ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2017Health & Medicine
There are many different positions available in the medical cannabis industry, from "seed to sale."Written By: Loren DeVitoDEC 12, 2017Health & Medicine
Multiple sclerosis, MS, is a neurodegenerative disease that affects more than 400,000 people in the US. About 200 people ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 09, 2017Videos
Food is delicious and essential to our survival. But what happens at the molecular level if you stopped giving your body ...DEC 07, 2017Technology
The Center for Ecoliteracy and the Whole Kids Foundation created an interactive app called "Starting with Soil."Written By: Julia TraversDEC 06, 2017Health & Medicine
Is holiday weight gain creeping up on you? Good news, it's not as bad as you think it is. Starting with Halloween ca ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 05, 2017Videos
Stop eating carbs! That's the advice many hear when trying to lose weight. Carbohydrates are some of the most popular fo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 04, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
What is drug discovery and what does it entailWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 04, 2017Microbiology
Fermentation can be described as a process that uses bacteria to make energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen ...Written By: Sarah HertrichDEC 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Clostridium difficile infections are very serious. One effective, but strange treatment for the illness has been confirm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2017Health & Medicine
Unexplained bouts of anaphylaxis, a serious allergic reaction, could be a direct result of a rare allergy to meat origin ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 28, 2017Infographics
Did you know that you can change what lives in your gut? The gut microbiome consists of the community of trillions of ba ...Written By: Jennifer EllisNOV 28, 2017Health & Medicine
Committing to healthy habits isn't as easy as it might sound. Everyone knows that eating a balanced diet, exercising ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 24, 2017Technology
The Zera™ Food Recycler is a kitchen device that can turn food scraps into fertilizer within 24 hours.Written By: Julia TraversNOV 23, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work by scientists at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has found that a familiar and beloved spice ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2017Health & Medicine
While medical cannabis use is becoming more and more widespread, you may have some commonly held misconceptions about th ...Written By: Loren DeVitoNOV 21, 2017Videos
Each year in the United States, 1 in 6 people will fall ill from foodborne illness. Food contamination can occur anywher ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 20, 2017Microbiology
Washing Your Thanksgiving Turkey Does More Harm than Good The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports tha ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 18, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes with edited genomes have been created in the lab, with the aim of reducing disease and controlling mosquito p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2017Videos
Ever feel the need to "detox?" A lot of commercial products claim they have the stuff to get it done, but the body actua ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 17, 2017Health & Medicine
The federal guidelines for a healthy diet are in place so that people know how much of which food groups will provide pr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 16, 2017Health & Medicine
Classic science fiction movies and even cartoons from decades ago predicted flying cars and food replicators and apartme ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 02, 2018
Cancer
In December 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new genomic profiling test - the second in two month
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 28, 2017
Technology
MIT engineers alter watercress plants to give off several hours of low-level light.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 25, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have been working to try to understand how microorganisms and small animals in soil affect the release of ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2017
Health & Medicine
There are many different positions available in the medical cannabis industry, from "seed to sale."
Written By:
Loren DeVito
DEC 12, 2017
Health & Medicine
Multiple sclerosis, MS, is a neurodegenerative disease that affects more than 400,000 people in the US. About 200 people
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 09, 2017
Videos
Food is delicious and essential to our survival. But what happens at the molecular level if you stopped giving your body
...
DEC 07, 2017
Technology
The Center for Ecoliteracy and the Whole Kids Foundation created an interactive app called "Starting with Soil."
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 06, 2017
Health & Medicine
Is holiday weight gain creeping up on you? Good news, it's not as bad as you think it is. Starting with Halloween ca
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 05, 2017
Videos
Stop eating carbs! That's the advice many hear when trying to lose weight. Carbohydrates are some of the most popular fo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 04, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
What is drug discovery and what does it entail
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 04, 2017
Microbiology
Fermentation can be described as a process that uses bacteria to make energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clostridium difficile infections are very serious. One effective, but strange treatment for the illness has been confirm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2017
Health & Medicine
Unexplained bouts of anaphylaxis, a serious allergic reaction, could be a direct result of a rare allergy to meat origin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 28, 2017
Infographics
Did you know that you can change what lives in your gut? The gut microbiome consists of the community of trillions of ba
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
Committing to healthy habits isn't as easy as it might sound. Everyone knows that eating a balanced diet, exercising
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 24, 2017
Technology
The Zera™ Food Recycler is a kitchen device that can turn food scraps into fertilizer within 24 hours.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work by scientists at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has found that a familiar and beloved spice
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2017
Health & Medicine
While medical cannabis use is becoming more and more widespread, you may have some commonly held misconceptions about th
...
Written By:
Loren DeVito
NOV 21, 2017
Videos
Each year in the United States, 1 in 6 people will fall ill from foodborne illness. Food contamination can occur anywher
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 20, 2017
Microbiology
Washing Your Thanksgiving Turkey Does More Harm than Good The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports tha
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 18, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes with edited genomes have been created in the lab, with the aim of reducing disease and controlling mosquito p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2017
Videos
Ever feel the need to "detox?" A lot of commercial products claim they have the stuff to get it done, but the body actua
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 17, 2017
Health & Medicine
The federal guidelines for a healthy diet are in place so that people know how much of which food groups will provide pr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 16, 2017
Health & Medicine
Classic science fiction movies and even cartoons from decades ago predicted flying cars and food replicators and apartme
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim