Food Science and Technology Content / Food Science and Technology Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Brew La-La Takes Top Spot in Student Beer Brewing Competition /news/brew-la-la-takes-top-spot-student-beer-brewing-competition <p>In a celebration of friendship and fermentation, the 2024 ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Iron Brew competition has crowned Brew La-La as this year’s winner. With each sip, this Belgian blonde ale features hints of honeysuckle, wildflowers and citrus blossoms that intertwine with subtle undertones of vanilla, bubble gum and honey.&nbsp;</p> May 28, 2024 - 12:21pm Cody Kitaura /news/brew-la-la-takes-top-spot-student-beer-brewing-competition Using Yeast to Convert Almond Hulls to Animal Feed /blog/using-yeast-convert-almond-hulls-animal-feed <p><span><span><span>Yeast grown on almond hulls could be a new, sustainable route to produce high-protein animal feed from an agricultural waste product, according to research from ºÙºÙÊÓƵ published Nov. 15 in <a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0293085">PLOS One</a>. </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Raising animals for meat requires livestock feed that is high in protein, especially essential amino acids that animals need to grow. That makes feed the most expensive input in meat production. </span></span></span></p> November 30, 2023 - 2:38pm Andy Fell /blog/using-yeast-convert-almond-hulls-animal-feed Lab-Grown Meat’s Carbon Footprint Potentially Worse Than Retail Beef /food/news/lab-grown-meat-carbon-footprint-worse-beef Learn why ºÙºÙÊÓƵ scientists say lab-grown or cultivated meat is likely worse for the climate than beef. May 22, 2023 - 8:00am Amy M Quinton /food/news/lab-grown-meat-carbon-footprint-worse-beef Higher Levels of Bifidobacteria in the Infant Gut Associated With Lower Antibiotic Resistance /news/higher-levels-bifidobacteria-infant-gut-associated-lower-antibiotic-resistance <p>Gut microbes in children may play a role in keeping antibiotic-resistant infections at bay, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis. The work is published Sept. 26 in the journal <a href="https://msphere.asm.org/content/3/5/e00441-18">mSphere</a>.&nbsp;</p> September 25, 2018 - 4:55pm Andy Fell /news/higher-levels-bifidobacteria-infant-gut-associated-lower-antibiotic-resistance