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Leo is a science writer with a focus on environmental and food research. He holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Newcastle University and a master's degree in science communication from the University of Edinburgh.
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Food Packaging Poses a Contamination Risk, One That CP-MIMS Can Detect
At RAFA 2024, Technology Networks spoke to Dr. Maurizio Piergiovanni and Dr. Nicolò Riboni to learn about the promise of condensed phase–membrane introduction mass spectrometry (CP-MIMS) for monitoring hazardous migrants in food packaging.
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Plant Protein Comes With a Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk Than Meat Protein
After analyzing 30 years of health data from thousands of participants, researchers found that the participants who ate a higher ratio of plant-based proteins to animal-based proteins had a lower likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease.
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Highlights From My Green Lab’s 2024 Carbon Review of Biotech and Pharma
Technology Networks breaks down the key insights from My Green Lab's 2024 Carbon Impact of Biotech & Pharma Report.
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Fraudulent Olive Oil Is Tainting the European Market, and This Test Can Prove It
To learn more about the new method, Technology Networks attended RAFA 2024 to hear from one of its pioneers, Sofia Drakopoulou, a researcher at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
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Biotech and Pharma Aim for Net Zero, But Their Supply Chains Lag
According to an annual report by My Green Lab, the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors still have some supply chain hurdles to overcome to hit their sustainability targets.
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How Food Analysis Is Helping Fight Deforestation
To learn more about this new food analysis method, Technology Networks attended RAFA 2024 to hear from one of its pioneers, Chris Elliott, a professor of food safety at Queen’s University Belfast.
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How Long COVID Research Could Change the Way We Think About Blood Microclots
This article explores the discovery that COVID-19 can induce widespread clotting in the blood of patients.
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Planting Trees in the Arctic Could Make Climate Change Worse, Not Better
The normally tree-free tundra already stores a vast resource of carbon within its soil. The researchers say any new forests could disrupt this delicate carbon sink and indirectly release more carbon than they would absorb.
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Many Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements Are Rancid – Here’s Why
Why is this mass oxidation occurring? And does it pose a health risk to consumers? Technology Networks asked one of the researchers behind a recent pivotal analysis.
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A Toddler’s Sugary Diet May Raise Their Lifetime Risk of Diabetes
According to a new study, the amount of sugar a child consumes in their first 1,000 days could determine their chances of developing Type 2 diabetes decades later.
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