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Trilobites: Taming the Groundcherry: With Crispr, a Fussy Fruit Inches Toward the Supermarket
You may have never eaten a groundcherry, but with common gene-editing techniques it and other fruits may be more easily domesticated. NYT > Food Content is copyrighted by the respective…
Trilobites: Water Droplets Don’t Just Hover on a Hot Pan. They Roll.
Physicists took a deeper look at the Leidenfrost effect, which you’ve likely experienced when you’ve dripped water into a pan to test its temperature. NYT > Food Content is copyrighted…
Trilobites: Give a Cow a Brush, and Watch It Scratch That Itch
Some researchers think mechanical brushes aren’t just some spa amenity for dairy cows — they’re important to the animal’s well-being. NYT > Food Content is copyrighted by the respective owners.…
Trilobites: How Layers in a Latte Form
A retired engineer’s accident while making a coffee drink spurred fluid dynamics researchers to study how espresso and milk arrange themselves in a glass. NYT > Food Content is copyrighted…
Trilobites: Who First Farmed Potatoes? Archaeologists in Andes Find New Evidence
Archaeologists have found ancient starch grains pinpointing the Titicaca Basin of southern Peru as a hearth of early potato cultivation. NYT > Food Content is copyrighted by the respective owners.…
Trilobites: Coffee Grounds May Filter Out Heavy Metals in Water
Chemists in Italy offer up a solution for all that smelly espresso and coffee waste. NYT > Food Content is copyrighted by the respective owners. Advertisement: Looking for a rental…
Trilobites: You Want Tastier Coffee? Freeze Beans, Then Grind.
The colder the bean, the more uniform the grind and the more flavorful the brew, a study found. NYT > Food Content is copyrighted by the respective owners. Advertisement: Looking…