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The food that can’t be egg-nored

Amy Crevino November 8, 2023
We cannot forget the foods that can be served from breakfast to dinner, and from appetizers to desserts. The foods that take on countless textures and tastes, suited for any and every holiday and occasion. When thinking about these egg-cellent comfort foods, one continuously remains the most versatile: eggs.
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Minority Report: Let them eat meat

Lincoln Son Currie April 22, 2021
Meat destroys our planet, but meat “makes life worth living.”
The race to create a COVID-19 vaccine has opened up greater transparency in the vaccine-making process, also opening the process to public scrutiny. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Search for COVID-19 vaccine continues with promising results

Daily Free Press Staff October 29, 2020
With more than 1 million people around the world dead from COVID-19, the hunt for a vaccine is underway, and more than 100 countries are aiding its development.
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is transmitted through respiratory droplets and can cause a spectrum of symptoms, including fever, dry cough and breathing complications. COURTESY CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

The history and science behind COVID-19

Miriam Fauzia March 16, 2020
Where did the coronavirus come from and what do we know about the disease?
Cambridge-based startup Six Foods aims to introduce insects into the Western diet through familiar snacks like chips and cookies. GRAPHIC BY MAYA DEVEREAUX/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Cambridge-based company brings insects to dinner table

Tafi Mukunyadzi October 14, 2014

Four legs are good, two legs are better, but the six legs of insects are definitely best if you ask the founders of Six Foods, a Cambridge-based company that aims to add a new source of protein to the...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an adhesive based on proteins found in mussels and bacteria that has possible maritime and surgical uses. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MIT shellfish-based “super glue” offers possible maritime, surgical uses

Destiny Evans September 30, 2014

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have officially put the “super” back in “super glue” with their latest innovation in synthetic biology. The mixture of proteins, described...

Researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine have found that high blood pressure, which effects 1 in 3 American adults, can be combatted with a high-protein diet. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BUSM findings indicate high-protein diet can lead to lower blood pressure

Daniel Leary September 23, 2014

Protein is everywhere. It’s in that burger you had for lunch, the clam chowder you had as a mid-study snack and even in your body, which solidifies the adage: “You are what you eat.” And the presence...

Study reveals decline in food quality due to rising carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere

Daily Free Press Admin April 14, 2014

As warnings about climate change are becoming increasingly dire, scientists now believe that the quality of our food is at risk due to the spread of greenhouse gases. Scientists at the University of California-Davis,...

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