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• Some chemicals could make you fat

  Could persistent pollutants like DDT and PCBs or chemicals found in plastics be making you fat or diabetic? The answer may depend on what sort of bacteria you have churning around in your gut, according to Cornell scientists.In a paper published in Environmental Health Perspectives, Suzanne Snedeker more

• Purdue biodefense technology project awarded $1.3 million NIH seed grant

  Purdue University researchers have developed a technology that has the potential to more quickly identify food-borne pathogens, aiding U.S. homeland security officials in responding to a bioterrorist attack or other emergencies. The research team, which is based at Discovery Park's Bindley Bioscienc more

• Scientist IDs genes that promise to make biofuel production more efficient, economical

  A University of Illinois metabolic engineer has taken the first step toward the more efficient and economical production of biofuels by developing a strain of yeast with increased alcohol tolerance. Biofuels are produced through microbial fermentation of biomass crops, which yield the alcohol-based more

Publications Food Science

• [News Focus] Food Science: Following the Flavor

  Scientists are beginning to unravel why we love some types of food and hate others. It's a vastly more complex topic than they once thought. more

• Integrated Contextual Learning and Food Science Students’ Perception of Work Readiness

  Abstract:  The expectation that universities will produce graduates with high levels of work readiness is now a commonplace in government policies and statements from industry representatives. Meeting the demand requires that students gain industry related experience before graduation. Traditional more

• Development, Dissemination, and Preimplementation Evaluation of Food Safety Educational Materials for Secondary Education

  Abstract:  With the persistence of microbiological foodborne illness and anticipated future shortage of scientists with agricultural and food science expertise in the United States, it is imperative to educate youth on microbiological food safety and enhance their awareness of opportunities to bec more

Market studies Food Science

• Entia Biosciences, Inc. (ERGO) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  Entia Biosciences, Inc. (Entia), formerly, Total Nutraceutical Solutions, Inc., is a food science biotechnology company. It identifies, formulates, validates, and markets solutions for organic health, beauty and agriculture industry. Entia's portfolio of intellectual property comprises enhancement, more

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