RESEARCH : Plants smell different when attacked by exotic herbivores.

RESEARCH : Plants smell different when attacked by exotic herbivores.Plants emit odors in response to herbivory. A new study reveals that the odor bouquet changes depending on the type of enemy that attacks the plant. To the surprise of the researchers involved, native plants emit a special odor bouquet when they are attacked by exotic herbivores.

Biofortified corn and eggs retain nutrient needed to prevent blindness.

Biofortified corn and eggs retain nutrient needed to prevent blindness. Fortified and biofortified foods are at the forefront of efforts to combat vitamin A deficiency worldwide. But little is known about what influence processing may have on the retention of vitamin A precursors in these foods. Now in a study appearing in ACS Omega, scientists report that a high percentage of these healthful substances -- in some cases, almost all -- can survive cooking, depending on the preparation method. Vitamin A deficiency is a common problem in Africa and Southeast Asia, causing an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 children to become permanently blind each year. Vitamin supplementation has helped. But scientists are also investigating ways to produce hybrid crops, such as corn, that contain more carotenoids, which are vitamin A-precursors that the body uses to manufacture the vitamin itself. Eggs are another source of these carotenoids, and researchers are attempting to boost the amount of these compounds in yolks

FOOD REVOLUTION!!!

This is a meat-free hamburger!! can you tell the difference?.The search is on to find innovative ways to feed the ever growing population and also cater for the taste of different people.A company; Impossible foods is in the forefront of taking animal out of the meat industry by using vegetables,beans,grains and other greens to produce mouthwatering hamburgers. Impossible food is using vegetables,beans and other greens by breaking them down to their components of proteins,fats and vitamins.These are then recombined to achieve comparable flavors and textures to flesh and also they made a convincing plant blood which they derived from the molecule found in haemoglobin and gives the blood its disinctive color. The company selling point is that the foods are healthy as they dont contain cholesterol,antibiotics or hormones but have natural taste and flavors because of the nutrients it has identified.Read more @ wired.co.uk #stay healthy # eat right # join the food revolution.