Mycoprotein is a fungal protein that originates from the fungus Fusarium venenatum, which occurs naturally. It is created by fermenting fungi spores with glucose and other nutrients in a process that’s not dissimilar from that used to make beer.One of the important things to note about mycoprotein-based meat substitutes is they’re not technically ‘plant-based’, as…
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A sculpin—a prickly, bottom-dwelling fish species. Credit: Brooke Penaluna, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station Beneath the surface of a freshwater stream, animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms create complex patterns of biodiversity. Brooke Penaluna, research fisheries biologist at the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, studies these dynamics, which can be complicated. "Understanding…
Termite mounds can teach us the secret to creating "living and breathing" buildings that use less energy. Published May 31, 2023 05:53PM EDT While humans have been building McMansions and other structures that prioritize neither efficiency nor performance, other members of the animal world have been working on brilliant designs engineered to best meet their…
Una ballena beluga sobre la que se especula ampliamente que es una supuesta "espía" rusa entró en aguas suecas, según OneWhale, una organización creada para proteger la salud y el bienestar del animal...
The editorial team behind FoodNavigator is excited to bring you a two-day interactive broadcast series covering all things meat and dairy alternatives: Protein Vision 2023.Over four sessions streamed 21-22 June, we will profile the technology, ingredients and culinary science powering the next generation of meat- and dairy-free innovation.Our journalists will be asking how the sector…
Virologist Robert Cross’s lab is equipped to handle some of the world’s most dangerous viruses. At the Galveston National Laboratory he has worked with guinea pigs infected with Ebola virus and macaques carrying Lassa fever. What it can’t accommodate are pigs, which are common carriers of the deadly Nipah virus. “We’re not really geared to…
The newly found petroglyphs from Sweden include depictions of humans. (Image credit: Foundation for Documentation of Bohuslän’s Rock Carvings) On a steep rock face in western Sweden, researchers uncovered a fascinating find: around 40 petroglyphs — depicting ships, people and animal figures — dating back around 2,700 years. The petroglyphs were carved on a granite rock…
A baby raccoon taken for a nail trim at a Petco location in Maine was euthanized and checked for rabies, as investigators seek more information about the woman who had sought to groom the animal. Photo courtesy of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife/Facebook Animals that are submitted for rabies testing are required to…
by Finn Cameron Gillies Parker, Catherine Price, Jenna Bytheway and Peter Banks, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock For as long as humans have grown our own food, we have battled pest animals that destroy crops and take food for themselves. The traditional approach has been to try to kill the pests, typically with poisons. Too often,…
