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Food & Agriculture Books

Triumph of Seeds
by Thor Hanson
Another Person’s Poison: A History of Food Allergy
by Matthew Smith
Sustainability: A History
by Jeremy L. Caradonna
Review
Marine Community Ecology and Conservation
by Mark D. Bertness, John F. Bruno, Brian R. Silliman, and John J. Stachowicz
Review
Dodging Extinction: Power, Food, Money, and the Future of Life on Earth
by Anthony D. Barnosky
Review
Big Ratchet
by Ruth DeFries
Review
Farmageddon: The True Cost of Cheap Meat
by Philip Lymbery
Review
Proof: The Science of Booze
by Adam Rogers
Review
Grass, Soil, Hope: A Journey Through Carbon Country
by Courtney White
Review
The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet
by Kristin Ohlson
Review
Ginkgo: The Tree That Time Forgot
by Peter Crane
Review
The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery
by Sandra Markle
Review
Breaking New Ground: A Personal History
by Lester R Brown
Review
The Biobased Economy: Biofuels, Materials and Chemicals in the Post-oil Era
by Hans Langeveld, Johan Sanders, and Marieke Meeusen
The Kingdom of Fungi
by Jens H. Petersen
Review
Fungal Biology in the Origin and Emergence of Life
by David Moore
Review
Consumed: Food for a Finite Planet
by Sarah Elton
Review
Denying Science: Conspiracy Theories, Media Distortions, and the War Against Reality
by John Grant
Review
Starved for Science: How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa
by Robert Paarlberg
Review
Seeds: Time Capsules of Life
by Wolfgang Stuppy and Rob Kesseler
Review
Biotechnology for Beginners
by Reinhard Renneberg
Review
Diapause in Aquatic Invertebrates: Theory and Human Use
by Victor R. Alekseev, Bart De Stasio, and John J. Gilbert
Review
What a Plant Knows
by Daniel Chamovitz
Review

Articles

Engineered microbes make ‘natural’ colorants
Turning Leftovers Into Energy
AD out in the cold
Future farmers may be zapping tomatoes with lasers
Producing Fertilizer from Air Could Be Five Times as Efficient
New biofuel recipe mixes chicken poop and weeds
Bionic leaf turns sunlight and bacteria into fertilizer factories
Why Georgia Tech Built a Tarzan Robot That Swings Around on Wires
Mimicking seed burrowing could lead to applications in robotics
‘Remarkably flavourful’ lab-grown poultry
Robotic system takes a one-two approach to crop analysis
Novel Flexible Glove-Based Biosensor for Detecting Organophosphates
New Technology Could Offer Cheaper, Faster Food Testing
A ‘Bionic Leaf’ Could Help Feed The World
Modified corn fights fungus with “Trojan horse” RNA
Citrus peels could give activated charcoal a run for its money
Novel Biodegradable Packaging Keeps Food Fresh
Agricultural robot scrutinizes plants so that we don’t have to
Toward Removing a Toxin from Corn
Slow-release nanofertilizer could boost crop yields
Insect-Zapping Laser “Fence” Prepares for First Enemy Contact
Inside NASA’s Space Farming Labs
Slow-release nitrogen fertilizer could increase crop yields
New UK bioprocess could help feed the planet
Scientists Discover New Weapon Against Insect-Transmitted Viruses
Potential Biofuel Crops in Hawaii May Successfully Sequester Carbon in Soil
Mouse study suggests microgreens could offer macro benefits
New Method Removes Chromium-6 From Water
Meet the Test-Tube Turkey That Costs $34,000
Researchers Pioneer Alternate Use for Sugarcane Waste
Fighting fracking with gas from grass
Mutant grasses can clean up the mess left over from bombs
Formaldehyde protects lignin during biomass processing
These plant molecules moonlight as internal thermometers
Ramping up nitrogen flow kicks soybeans into overdrive
Antifungal RNA spray protects barley plants
Artificial intelligence saves time and energy for food processing companies
Artificial intelligence could make for healthier crops
Extracting heavy metals with vegetable oils
A Magical Mushroom Powder Blocks Bitterness in Food
Packaging cheese with milk
‘Canary species’ can sing songs that warn of ecosystem collapse
Pesticides Act as Honeybee Contraceptives
Can you stomach this? Cockroach milk shapes up as a high-energy superfood
Simple process extends milk’s shelf life by weeks
Researchers have proved that olive stones used to clean waste can also be used as fuel
Electric choc treatment promises lower fat chocolate
Nanotechnology extends shelf life of fresh fruit
This machine draws fertilizer from sewage
New understanding of cellulose could lead to tailored biofuels