Could lab-grown plant tissue ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture?
MIT researchers grow structures made of wood-like plant cells in a lab, hinting at the possibility of more efficient biomaterials production.
yesterday • ~6 min
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Mutant roots reveal how we can grow crops in damaged soils
Researchers have unearthed a 'biological switch' which could boost crop yield worldwide.
Jan. 14, 2021 • ~7 min
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Coffee: here's the carbon cost of your daily cup – and how to make it climate-friendly
The process that brought you your morning latte could have produced half a kilogram of CO₂.
Jan. 4, 2021 • ~5 min
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The daily grind: how to cut carbon emissions from coffee by 77%
The process that brought you your morning latte could have produced half a kilogram of CO₂.
Jan. 4, 2021 • ~5 min
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Almost 90% of the world's animal species will lose some habitat to agriculture by 2050
Our research shows we could feed the world sustainably – but conservation will have to become a lot more proactive.
Dec. 21, 2020 • ~7 min
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Gene edit could get oil from plant leaves
New research with CRISPR suggests vegetable oil could come from the leaves of plants like sorghum or soybeans.
Dec. 18, 2020 • ~4 min
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Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil – changing the soy industry could stop it
Deforestation in Brazil recently reached a 12-year high, prompting France to cut soybean imports from the country.
Dec. 17, 2020 • ~7 min
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Vanilla genome may lead to better beans
Researchers have sequenced the DNA of a variety of vanilla plants with hopes the information can help create tougher, better crops.
Dec. 15, 2020 • ~6 min
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SMART researchers engineer a plant-based sensor to monitor arsenic levels in soil
Nanoscale devices integrated into the leaves of living plants can detect the toxic heavy metal in real time.
Dec. 13, 2020 • ~9 min
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Is lab-grown meat good news for animals?
Singapore has approved 'chicken bites' containing meat grown in vitro. But not all animal advocates are happy about this.
Dec. 8, 2020 • ~6 min
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