The Federal Government will invest in four new Cooperative Research Centres dedicated respectively to the food, farming, honey products and transport logistics sectors.
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Soy foods may benefit breast cancer patients
Oestrogen-like compounds found mainly in soy foods may decrease mortality rates in women with some breast cancers, according to new research.
Researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and
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Sugar Research Australia gets plant breeding boost
Sugar Research Australia (SRA) has added expertise and capacity to its sugarcane breeding program with the appointment of experienced plant breeder, Dr Jason Eglinton.
Breeding new and improved sugarcane
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New CRC centre to focus on food, agriculture
The federal government will establish a cooperative research centre (CRC) in Townsville which will initially focus on the agriculture and food sectors, as well as tropical health.
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SRA to continue long-term sugar research at new Bundaberg location
Sugar Research Australia (SRA) will have a new research farm in the Southern growing region with the purchase of a new property at Welcome Creek.
This will allow SRA able to focus its research activities
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Scientists have unlocked the secret of making tomatoes taste of something again
If you shop in a supermarket you may well have asked why the fruit and veg you buy there is so tasteless, especially if you’ve also tried homegrown alternatives.
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SRA appoints Executive Manager, Technology
Sugar Research Australia SRA has announced the appointment of Dr Frikkie Botha to lead its research division, filling the pivotal role of Executive Manager, Technology.
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Nestlé finds way to makes less sugar taste just as good
Nestlé researchers have found a way to structure sugar in such a way that, even when much less is used in chocolate, the tongue perceives an almost identical sweetness.
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A food industry problem solver
Integrated food ingredients business, Newly Weds Foods (Australia) counts all sorts of food companies, including manufacturers, retailers and QSRs as clients.
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Eggs and prawns may be back on menu for allergic kids
A James Cook University scientist is examining ways to reverse the soaring rates of children developing food allergies to common foods such as eggs and prawns.
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DuPont and Inbiose partner for baby food innovation
The joint development and licensing agreement provides exclusive rights to selected unique complex carbohydrates found in mother’s milk.
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Essays on health: how food companies can sneak bias into scientific research
Recommendations about what we should eat are often conflicting and the source of advice not always transparent.
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Spinach leaves transformed into bomb-detectors [VIDEO]
By embedding leaves with carbon nanotubes, MIT engineers have transformed spinach plants into sensors that can detect explosives.
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Researchers look to tropical fruit as a schizophrenia treatment
Researchers at The University of Queensland have begun clinical trials into whether an extract from mangosteen, a tropical fruit found in Indonesia can help treat schizophrenia.
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Synchrotron plays key role in food sector research
Research undertaken at the Australian Synchrotron includes biofortification of foods and determining the nutritional impact of foods.
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Indo-Australian partnership to look at salt tolerant rice
Scientists from India and Australia will collaborate towards developing rice that is tolerant to salt water.
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After Dark series – USQ experts share insights into food and wine
Professor Lindsay Brown and Ursula Kennedy will be sharing their unique insights into food and drink at the Queensland Museum’s After Dark series this week.
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Swinburne and CSIRO cement new partnership
Australia’s Chief Scientist Alan Finkel, AO has called for universities to act as engines of social change, preparing graduates to be job capable with the capacity to adapt to chang
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SARDI review aiming to commercialise more food research
The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) is likely to increase its role in the commercialisation of food products, following an upcoming review into its operations.
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Research hub to transform food industry’s relationship with Asia
The University of Melbourne and Mondelēz International Asia Pacific have launched “Unlocking the Food Value Chain: Australian Food Industry Transformation for ASEAN Markets.”
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