Field: Food

Newly created gene-edited hens lay eggs without ovomucoid, the protein most likely to trigger an egg allergy.

Our bodies crave more food if we haven’t had enough protein — especially if we’re reaching for ultraprocessed foods.

The FDA has given Washington State University researchers the green light to feed five gene-edited pigs to people.

A Google-trained chatbot has begun taking orders at a Wendy’s drive-thru, and if a pilot test goes well, the AI could be rolled out widely.

More than a third of Americans don’t log enough hours in bed, provoking serious health impacts. Diet is an important, under-recognized reason.

The world’s first lab-grown fish filets are able to match the texture of real fish thanks to 3D printing technology.

Tufts University has unveiled a new technique for producing lab-grown fat that could improve the taste and texture of cultured meat.

An Australian cultured meat startup has “resurrected” the woolly mammoth in the hope that people will think about eating it.

A new study links higher blood levels of sugar-free sweeteners, commonly found in ketogenic diet foods, to a greater risk of death.

New lines of naturally pest-resistant tomatoes could help end farmers’ reliance on pesticides to protect their crops.

ESA is researching how to pull valuable nutrients from lunar regolith so that future astronauts can use them in hydroponic gardens.

Food tech startup Lunchbox has made the text-to-image AI DALL-E 2 available to generate food pics for restaurant menus.

Cancer-protective microbes support cooperative behaviour by bodily cells, but cancer-inducing microbes undermine it.

AI technology could transform how growers protect their harvests, by detecting plant diseases very early on.

By using CRISPR to insert an alligator gene into catfish, Alabama scientists radically increased their disease resistance.

Donut company Krispy Kreme is investing in automated systems to take over functions currently completed by human workers.

McDonald’s has opened a new highly automated restaurant, giving customers a first look at the potential future of fast food.

Taking small steps to help your circadian rhythm adjust to winter could mean happier times during what are literally the darkest days.

Israeli startup Believer Meats is building the world’s biggest cultivated meat factory in Wilson, North Carolina.

A new set of experiments has shown for the first time how the unique flavors of different cheeses can be linked to specific types of bacteria.

Whether you’re trying to break a bad habit or start a good one, psychologists have some tips to get you started.

Researchers amplified the natural sounds of the sea through underwater speakers to draw baby oysters to swim to the location.

Startup UPSIDE Foods’ lab-grown chicken has passed a key FDA checkpoint, putting cultured meat one step closer to sale in the US.

Using the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR, researchers are altering crops and animals to add desirable traits and remove undesirable ones.

You are what you eat, and what your parents ate, and what their parents ate. An expert explains how the foods you eat can reprogram your genes.

By installing a hydroponic farm inside a grocery store, an Egyptian company is combating climate change while delivering a fresher product.

Canned water startup Liquid Death, now valued at $700 million, is considering going public in the next two years.

A new technique for making lab-grown meat uses magnets to eliminate the need for fetal bovine serum, an expensive, controversial substance.

New funding will allow Seattle-based startup Artly Coffee to bring its robot barista to more US locations.

Ensuring food security over the coming century will be a major challenge. A new study suggests that breadfruit may be the answer.

A team at Penn State has developed a pulsed light technique capable of killing common food poisoning pathogens.

A microbiologist looks at how home test kits work, what kind of information they provide and if they can really help change your gut.

A Yale study focused on how photosynthesis works in the common weed purslane puts us closer to engineering crops resistant to climate change.

Zero Acre Farms is using fermentation to create a cultured oil that’s healthier and more sustainable than traditional cooking oils.

Alt-meat startup MyForest Food has opened a new vertical mushroom farm in New York.

Ideas to reduce the meat industry's impact on the environment include 3D-printed steaks, cultivated tiger meat, and potty-trained cows.

“I mean, it tastes just like beer, and I like beer.”

Most U.S. adults aren’t ready to put insects on their plates but are much more willing to consume meat from livestock that are fed bugs.

Could autonomous tractors, drones, and seed-planters fill the growing labor shortage in the agricultural industry?

A new artificial photosynthesis technique could boost crop yields on existing farms or allow us to grow plants in new locations — like space.

A Bill Gates-backed startup is helping reduce plastic pollution and food waste by coating produce in an edible spray.

This marks a historic moment in humanity’s relationship to the planet.

Enset, a perennial banana-like fruit cultivated in southwestern Ethiopia, is an underexploited starch crop with significant potential.

Biotech startup Formo uses genetically modified microorganisms to produce a completely lab-grown milk that can be made into cheese.

Algae, fried insects, and exotic lab-grown meat could all be on the menu.

Lunar soil was used to grow plants for the first time, suggesting that we may be able to produce food for astronauts off-world.

On the mountainsides of Nepal and Turkey, bees sometimes produce a strange and dangerous concoction: mad honey.

A symbiotic culture of specialized yeast and bacteria can generate tough materials able to perform a variety of functions.

Inside vast warehouses, millions of fruits sit and slowly ripen. To help packers know when fruit has got to go, a biotech startup is turning to small sensors.

An “electronic nose” that can accurately identify a whiskey’s brand, region, and style could help combat the sale of counterfeit whiskey.

Over 75% of the world’s maple syrup production is in Quebec. But with climate change threatening their seasons, West Coast producers are looking to tap in.

Special particles in plants can prevent the formation of texture-ruining ice crystals in ice cream — and maybe help preserve donor organs.

Purple tomatoes modified to be packed with antioxidants found in blueberries could soon be approved for sale by the FDA.

Rather than turning to rodenticides to deter pests, a new study is testing the effectiveness of owls to manage the problem.

To protect Mars astronauts from bone loss, scientists genetically engineered a lettuce that produces a bone-stimulating hormone.

"Our mission is to completely replace the use of animals as a food technology by 2035," said Impossible Foods CEO Patrick O. Brown.

Roughly half the world population, including in America, has insufficient levels of vitamin D. UV irradiated mushrooms can help.

Here are five vertical farming companies to keep an eye on — and a bonus nine that are selling food you can buy right now.

A new study suggests that people appear to benefit from a moderate calorie restriction the same way we know many animals do.

Cannabis cooking has long simmered in Thailand. With the ruling junta’s new drug policies, the traditional dish is now making its way onto restaurant plates.

A new "smart" type of food packaging promises to eliminate food poisoning by emitting chemicals that reduce harmful bacteria like E.coli, Salmonella, and Listeria, allowing meat, fish, fruit, and vegetables to last longer.

The new virtual restaurant TikTok Kitchen will feature menu items inspired by viral TikTok recipes, including baked feta pasta.

UPSIDE Foods (formerly Memphis Meats) is offering consumers tours of “the world’s most advanced cultivated meat production facility.”

An autonomous shuttle developed by Ford delivers fresh produce and milk to food insecure seniors in Detroit as part of a new pilot program.

A peanut allergy can be debilitating at best, and life threatening at worst. A new possible treatment looks to be safe to wear for at least three years.

Researchers are turning to CRISPR to create barley better able to remain dormant in climate change — while being still ready to make beer.

McDonald’s McPlant, a burger with a plant-based meat patty, is now available at select locations in the U.S. for a limited time.

Startups around the world are racing to get mycoprotein — food based on fungus — to plates.

California startup Tastry is using its wine “tasting” AI to help save wines impacted by wildfire smoke.

GreenForges is building an underground farm it thinks will deliver the benefits of vertical farming without two of its major shortcomings.

Restauranteurs are using robotic kitchens to cut real estate costs, opening up room in their budgets for higher quality ingredients.

At a massive vertical farm in Denmark, food tech startup Nordic Harvest is demonstrating the benefits of moving agriculture indoors.

It’s less environmentally costly to produce milk proteins in the lab than to source them from cows, according to a new report.

A process for making synthetic starch from CO2 eliminates the need for growing resource-intensive starchy plants.

A gene-edited tomato that may be able to lower your blood pressure is the first CRISPR-edited food to be sold commercially.

Finnish researchers are making sustainable coffee in the lab to combat the negative environmental effects of coffee production.

By preserving food with isochoric freezing, we could improve quality and decrease energy usage in the frozen food industry, say scientists.

Japanese researchers have created a morsel of lab-grown beef with the distinct marbling of fat found in Wagyu steaks.

A judge has issued a victory to Kytch, a startup that makes it easier for fast food franchise owners to repair McDonald’s ice cream machines.

Kelp is a superfood that’s grown totally sustainable. But will people be willing to replace burgers with seaweed?

Biotech startup Because, Animals is creating cultured meat for pets, using mouse cells to grow the meat found in its new cat treat.

Food-sharing app Olio is combating food insecurity by making it easy for those with extra food to get it into the hands of those in need.

The insertion of a gene found in animals prompted potato and rice plants to produce 50% more food and exhibit drought-resistant qualities.

Everytable is scaling access to wealth through a healthy fast food revolution.

Gourmey is developing lab-grown foie gras, using stem cells to produce the delicacy without subjecting birds to the practice of gavage.

Swiss researchers have developed a way to make lab-grown chocolate, using a single cocoa bean to create unlimited chocolate.

Would you eat lab-grown chicken meat? This Singapore restaurant is the first to serve cell-cultured meat to diners.

Plant-based tuna might be inside your next sushi roll.

Israeli startup Future Meat Technologies’ industrial-scale cultured meat production facility is designed to get lab-grown meat onto consumers’ plates ASAP.

Is there such a thing as healthy sugar? Food scientists in Israel are hacking the sugar molecule itself – eliminating the need for subpar alternatives.

California startup Crop Swap LA has planted a “microfarm” in an LA resident’s front yard and is now distributing the crops throughout the local community.

Purdue University engineers have designed a fridge for astronaut food that could double its shelf life, potentially overcoming a barrier to longer missions.

German grocery delivery startup Gorillas, which delivers orders within 10 minutes, is bringing its ultra-fast operation to the U.S.

Startup Farther Farms has developed a pasteurization process that allowed it to create shelf-stable French fries that last 90 days at room temperature.

Wisconsin startup Cultured Decadence is developing lab-grown lobster meat in the hopes of meeting a demand currently threatened by climate change.

People in Singapore are the first in the world to have the option of having meals made from cultured meat delivered directly to their homes.

A food supplement designed to cure malnutrition in children doesn’t just deliver calories — it also helps promote a healthy gut microbiome.

Edible insects could more than make up for the world's protein deficiency while cleaning up waste and using fewer resources. But we don't have to eat them. We can use them in animal feed instead.

A startup called Wasteless uses dynamic pricing and electronic shelf labels to help minimize food waste at grocery stores.

Virgin Media’s hologram dining experience, Two Hearts Pizzeria, let people feel like they were sharing a meal with loved ones located in another city.