How can science help feed the world? UC’s Janet Napolitano responds
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) is the oldest and largest single life science membership organization in the world. It publishes a quarterly magazine, Cultures, which explores the intersection of …
Heinz and Kraft: The men behind the companies
A big story in the news cycle was the recent announcement that Heinz and Kraft will merge, creating a company with upwards of $28B in revenue. But before there were …
Op-Ed: “The diet we need for a sustainable planet.”
Anna Lappé (@annalappe) is the author of “Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It” and a co-founder …
Cool beans: they’re designed to beat climate change
The earth is warming. This will certainly require new food crops that can adapt to the changing climate and resource constraints. The latest hope centers on beans being grown in …
Op-ed: Achieve global food security by investing in universities
One of the most effective strategies for building capacity in a nation is to strengthen its higher education system. It can be argued that the Morrill Land Grant legislation signed …
The Navajo Nation will soon have a junk food tax
The Navajo Nation, a 27,000-square-mile area spread across New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, will become the first place in the United States to levy a tax on “junk food.” The …
We’re treating soil like dirt. That’s a fatal mistake.
The year 2015 has been designated International Year of Soils by the United Nations. Part of the intent is to increase awareness about our absolute dependence upon soil as the …
Food Sleuth Radio: Heirloom Apples and Greenhorns
Farmer Eliza Greenman estimates that there may be up to 7,000 different named varieties of apples in the U.S. She cultivates approximately 650 varieties on her Virginia farm. Greenman also …
Revised biotech labeling bill set for release
A revised bill that would block state GMO labeling laws may be introduced in the House as early as this week, and is anticipated to contain a “new provision to …
Opinion: The myth of high-protein diets
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a group that vets the science behind the nation’s Dietary Guidelines, has determined that cholesterol no longer needs to be considered a “nutrient of concern.” …