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05/25/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Organic fertilizer blend effective at lowering cadmium levels in soil

The presence of cadmium (Cd) in the fertile soil of California is bad news for growers and consumers alike. When large amounts of the heavy metal are absorbed by leafy vegetables, the crop becomes dangerous to humans. Researchers therefore came up with an organic fertilizer that can reduce Cd levels in soils and vegetables, according to an […]

05/14/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Gene-editing tool, CRISPR, is a new, scary technology that can change everything we know, from our food to our bodies

In virtually every avenue of science, things are changing and growing at an alarming rate – a rate that very few of us can keep up with. From human/animal hybrids to gene editing, scientists now hold the very foundations of life in their hands. If researchers are left unchecked by the world’s regulatory bodies and […]

04/18/2018 / By David Williams

High-tech farm is using machines to re-establish old school microbiology for sustainable farming

What do you think farms of the future will look like? Will they use soil in the same way that it’s used now? Could they be operated completely by robots, with no humans ever stepping foot on them at all? Whatever they end up looking, they had better be capable of meeting the demands of […]

03/07/2018 / By David Williams

Materials science researchers create monolayer graphene using honey as an essential ingredient

The process required in order to create the interesting material called graphene is not a secret. Researchers from the world over have been studying it for many years now to figure out how it can best be used. Now a team of experts in China has devised a method to create the highest quality graphene […]

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