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Agriculture and Food
A New Recipe for Foie Gras Without Force-Feeding: A More Ethical Delicacy
Researchers wondered if there was a more ethical way to enjoy foie gras, so they created a process to replicate the dish without force-feeding ducks and geese beyond their normal diets. They treated the fat with the bird’s own lipases, mimicking the activities that occur naturally in the duck’s body, and the resultant foie gras looked correct with noninvasive laser microscopy. The team confirmed the physical properties with stress-deformation tests and found that the treated foie gras had a similar mouthfeel to the original.

Agriculture and Food
Unearthing Life’s Secrets: Deep Microbes Thrive without Sunlight
Chinese scientists uncovered a powerful energy source for deep Earth microbes: hydrogen and oxidants generated by rock fracturing during earthquakes. The process may also suggest how life could exist on other planets without sunlight.
Agriculture and Food
Breaking New Ground: Scientists Develop Groundbreaking Chromosome Editing Technology
A group of Chinese scientists has created powerful new tools that allow them to edit large chunks of DNA with incredible accuracy—and without leaving any trace. Using a mix of advanced protein design, AI, and clever genetic tweaks, they’ve overcome major limitations in older gene editing methods. These tools can flip, remove, or insert massive pieces of genetic code in both plants and animals. To prove it works, they engineered rice that’s resistant to herbicides by flipping a huge section of its DNA—something that was nearly impossible before.
Agriculture and Food
The Ancient Origins of Potatoes Revealed
About 9 million years ago, a wild interspecies fling between tomato-like plants and potato relatives in South America gave rise to one of the world’s most important crops: the potato. Scientists have now traced its roots to a rare natural hybridization that created the tuber, a storage organ that allowed the plant to survive harsh Andean environments and spread rapidly.
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Earth & Climate6 months ago
Retiring Abroad Can Be Lonely Business
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Cancer6 months ago
Revolutionizing Quantum Communication: Direct Connections Between Multiple Processors
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Chemistry6 months ago
“Unveiling Hidden Patterns: A New Twist on Interference Phenomena”
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Agriculture and Food6 months ago
“A Sustainable Solution: Researchers Create Hybrid Cheese with 25% Pea Protein”
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Albert Einstein6 months ago
Harnessing Water Waves: A Breakthrough in Controlling Floating Objects
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Diseases and Conditions6 months ago
Reducing Falls Among Elderly Women with Polypharmacy through Exercise Intervention
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Earth & Climate6 months ago
Household Electricity Three Times More Expensive Than Upcoming ‘Eco-Friendly’ Aviation E-Fuels, Study Reveals