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Global study of salmon shows: 'Sustainable' food isn't so sustainable

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Popular thinking about how to improve food systems for the better often misses the point, according to the results of a three-year global study of salmon production systems. Rather than pushing for organic or land-based ...


Cut energy use by eating better, study says

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 12, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (13) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- How much energy we use to produce food could be cut in half if Americans ate less and ate local foods, wolfed down less meat, dairy and junk food, and used more traditional farming methods, says a new Cornell ...


Why eating less can help the environment

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 23, 2008 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (14) | comments 2

An estimated 19 percent of total energy used in the USA is taken up in the production and supply of food. Currently, this mostly comes from non-renewable energy sources which are in short supply. It is therefore of paramount ...





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Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry (AP)

Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry

Technology / Hi Tech

created 8 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry ...


Whiteflies sabotage alarm system of plant in distress

Whiteflies sabotage alarm system of plant in distress

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When spider mites attack a bean plant, the plant responds by producing odours which attract predatory mites. These predatory mites then exterminate the spider mite population, thus acting ...


This curvaceous humanoid made of layers of cardboard is billed as the first eco-friendly robot

Robo-chefs and fashion-bots on show in Tokyo

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Forget the Transformers and Astroboy: Japan's latest robots don't save the world -- they cook snacks, play with your kids, model clothes, and search for disaster victims.


Hormone ghrelin can boost resistance to Parkinson's disease

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ghrelin, a hormone produced in the stomach, may be used to boost resistance to, or slow, the development of Parkinson's disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a study published in a recent issue of the Journal of ...


New device implanted by surgeons help paralyzed patients breathe easier

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center soon will begin implanting a new device designed to improve breathing in patients with upper spinal-cord injuries or other diseases that keep them from breathing independently.


Researchers discover biological basis of 'bacterial immune system'

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Bacteria don't have easy lives. In addition to mammalian immune systems that besiege the bugs, they have natural enemies called bacteriophages, viruses that kill half the bacteria on Earth every two days.


Feeding the clock

Feeding the clock: Cycles of feeding and fasting drive circadian gene expression in the liver

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

When you eat may be just as vital to your health as what you eat, found researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Their experiments in mice revealed that the daily waxing and waning of thousands ...


Opposites attract: Monkeys choose mating partners with different genes

Biology / Evolution

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The world's largest species of monkey 'chooses' mates with genes that are different from their own to guarantee healthy and strong offspring, according to a new research study.


Seeking a Smarter Grid: Integrating Wind Energy by Linking Buildings to the Grid

Seeking a Smarter Grid: Integrating Wind Energy by Linking Buildings to the Grid

Technology / Energy

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In utility parlance, wind energy is known as a “variable load.” That’s because wind is naturally unpredictable and inconstant. What’s worse, it is more likely to blow at night, when demand for electricity ...


A sticky solution for identifying effective probiotics

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists have crystallised a protein that may help gut bacteria bind to the gastrointestinal tract. The protein could be used by probiotic producers to identify strains that are likely to be of real benefit to people.



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