Top news of the week: 02.09.2021.
Sustainability
‘It’s not the cow, it’s the how’: why a long-time vegetarian became beef’s biggest champion
Nicolette Hahn Niman was an environmental lawyer who became a cattle rancher, and didn’t eat meat for 33 years. For both the ecosystem and human health, she argues, it’s how animals are ...
WHO seeks expert advisors on disease origins
According to a study conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the answer is an annual investment of $US15.2 billion in research and innovation for …
Postdoc Position in Ag Climate Impacts
Postdoctoral Researcher: Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Water Resources The Department of Ecosystem Science & Sustainability and the Department of Soil & Crop Sciences …
Synthetic biology enables microbes to build muscle
Would you wear clothing made of muscle fibers? Use them to tie your shoes or even wear them as a belt? It may sound a bit odd, but if those fibers could endure more energy before breaking ...
Trinseo Completes Acquisition of Aristech Surfaces LLC
The acquisition marks another major step in Trinseo’s transformation to a specialty materials and sustainable solutions providerBERWYN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$TSE #aristechsurfaces--Trinseo ...
What Role Can Fragrances Play in Sustainability?
Jasmine, musk, powder fresh; all our favorite fragrances typically come from petrochemicals. These scents are everywhere in daily life, from soaps and detergents to air fresheners, makeup, ...
Unfairly demonized GMO crops can help fight malnutrition
About 800 million people are currently suffering from hunger in the world, and some 2 billion suffer from some type of important nutritional deficiency. Addressing global food security ...
From the Ground Up – the Social Impacts of Plant Science on Smallholder Farms
Smallholders with less than 10 hectares of land make up 90% of the world's farms. For these farmers, plant science is about more than just yields.