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Category: How do we feed people now and in the future?

How do we make farming more sustainable? What does sustainable even mean? What kinds of farming do researchers study and what are the improvements?
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Increasing Muscle Mass in Fish with Gene Editing

Posted on July 20, 2018October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

There may be concerns with genetically modified organisms (GMO), but the effectiveness of gene editing in developing more productive plants…

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    Three For The Price of One: Testing Sustainable Aquaculture Systems

    Posted on June 11, 2018October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

    Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture (IMTA) may be the future of aquaculture. Compared to traditional farms that only grow one species, IMTA…

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      Are Pink Salmon the Key to Better Fish Farming?

      Posted on April 25, 2018October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

      In the aquaculture industry, one of the most important and most costly parts of raising fish, especially carnivorous fish, is providing them…

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        Farmed Fish Need More Exercise to Out-Swim Wild Fish

        Posted on February 10, 2018October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

        Many people believe that farmed fish wouldn’t do very well in the wild, but do direct experiments comparing farm-raised to wild fish…

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          Smart farms should clean their greens

          Posted on January 23, 2018June 24, 2025 by Gina Misra

          Microgreens are a specialty crop that is growing in popularity. It is most often served as a garnish, flavoring, or embellishment on dishes…

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            Cheese, wine, and …. fungi?

            Posted on January 15, 2018June 13, 2025 by Sciworthy

            From mushrooms, cheese, and bread to beer, wine, and sake, fungi play an important role in the foods we eat, whether we know it or not.…

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              Edible food packaging may cut down on waste

              Posted on December 17, 2017June 24, 2025 by Erica Curles

              Have you ever been pre-occupied and taken a bite out of something, only to get a mouthful of plastic wrap or paper lining? Well in the…

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                Saving Sushi: Groundbreaking Progress in Bluefin Tuna Farming

                Posted on November 12, 2017October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

                Do you love tuna sushi? Did you know that the number of tuna in the ocean has gone down drastically due to overfishing? The law of supply…

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                  Pesticide exposure is harmful for queen bees

                  Posted on September 11, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

                  Bees are important pollinators for plants not only in our home gardens, but in productive agricultural fields and natural environments…

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                    New Study Elaborates on What Aquarium Owners Already Know

                    Posted on June 21, 2017October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

                    Researchers in Germany and Switzerland used next generation sequencing to study an active aquaponics system. They sampled a biofilm from the…

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