Scientist sits at her desk examining a cross section of an embryonic chicken’s small intestine.

News

Spent brewers’ grain could be big business as chicken feed

The grain could provide a more affordable alternative for the poultry industry, where about three-quarters of costs are tied up in feed.

  • Food Science
  • Field Crops
  • Animals
Pile of yellow and green computer chips of various sizes

News

A Cornell-led research team has developed a method for extracting gold from electronics waste, then using the recovered precious metal as a catalyst for converting carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to organic materials.

  • Food Science
  • Environment
  • Natural Resources
Cell proteins on a blue background

News

A cell protein previously believed only to provide a scaffolding for DNA has also been shown to directly influence DNA transcription into RNA – the first step of the process by which an organism’s genetic code expresses itself.

  • Food Science
  • Plants
  • Horticulture
Long row of shelves storing large cheese wheels

News

Rob Ralyea, manager of the Cornell Food Processing and Development Laboratory, has been the genius behind many of New York’s award-winning cheeses.

  • Food Science
  • Food
  • Dairy
Portrait of Xingen Lei

Field Note

In a classroom in Warren Hall, students in Global Food, Energy and Water Nexus (ANSC 4880/6880 and crosslisted) delve into a heated debate about China’s Three Gorges Dam. They weigh its effectiveness in providing carbon-neutral energy while...
  • Animal Science
  • Food Science
  • Energy