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From Beer to Useful Fats and Medicines
The residues that remain when a brewery makes beer or whiskey are called spent grain or brewer’s spent grain (BSG).
New UK-Wide Carbon Tracking Platform to Power Climate-Smart Farming
A new mobile research platform designed by Lancaster University scientists to track how carbon moves through UK farmland will support more sustainable, climate-smart agriculture.
Gut Bacteria Linked to How Our Genes Switch On and Off
The trillions of microbes that live in the human gut may play a bigger role in health than previously thought, according to a new research by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
OSU to Lead Effort Aimed at Radiation-Resilient Electronics
Oregon State University has been selected to lead a national research center focused on making electronics more resilient to radiation, which could strengthen national security and boost U.S. competitiveness in space and defense technologies.
Turning Apple Waste Into Profit and Protein
Every year, as the presses churn and the sweet smell of cider fills the autumn air, more than 4 million tons of apple byproducts are hauled off as animal feed, compost or landfill waste.