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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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What influences the flavor of different wines?

Posted on October 29, 2018December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

You sit down at a restaurant and peruse the menu for the best wine to pair with your dinner. Do you choose a red wine like Cabernet…

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    You may be getting catfished by catfish

    Posted on October 12, 2018June 24, 2025 by Erica Curles

    A recent study of catfish products found that 7 of the 80 products tested were mislabeled, of which 5 were from restaurants and 2 were from…

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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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