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Image showing A new family tree of the plant genus Solanum, created by Penn State biologists, helps explain the striking diversity of their fruit color and size.
Plants

Tomato & potato fruit color, size evolved together

Dr. Prajakta Banik

In-depth Phylogeny reveals linked evolution of fruit traits in Solanum L.

Many orange citrus tangerines lie on the table near children's feet
Health

Chilling blood oranges enhance their nutrition, a buyer’s benefit

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Postharvest storage temperatures shape the chemical composition and physical characteristics of blood oranges.

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Health

Reducing salt intake: Quick and delicious low-salt meal ideas

Pranjal Malewar

For a start, research shows they may want to focus on eliminating extra salt from their diet.

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Health

First evidence: Consumption of fruit and vegetables positively influences diversity in the gut

Pranjal Malewar

You are what you eat!

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Health

Adding bananas to your smoothies? You need to stop

Pranjal Malewar

Blending certain ingredients in smoothies can influence whether your body is getting a nutritional boost.

palm tree
Plants

Rare palm species discovered that they flower underground

Editorial Team

Palm family (Arecaceae) to flower and fruit almost entirely underground.

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Biology

Novel antibiotics found in fruit flies

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Peptide from fruit flies blocks bacterial protein synthesis.

Image showing kid picking food in supermarket
Health

Child-appealing packaged food and beverage is high in sugar and low in nutrients

Pranjal Malewar

Child-appealing packaged food and beverage products in Canada–Prevalence, power, and nutritional quality.

Prof Edison Ang Huixiang
Technology

Turning fruit and plastic wastes into a material used in the water purifier

Amit Malewar

An ultra-thin material from fruit waste for solar-powered water purification.

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Invention

Study revealed the environmental impact of processed foods

Pranjal Malewar

More nutritious foods are often more sustainable.

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