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Electronic tongue decodes flavors with advanced AI
News Oct 10, 2024

Electronic tongue decodes flavors with advanced AI

Researchers have developed an electronic tongue that analyzes and interprets flavors using AI and looking inside AI operation.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
How AI can help feed the world
News Aug 10, 2023

How AI can help feed the world

Integrating speed breeding with genomics and AI to feed 10 billion people by 2050 in the face of climate change and rapidly evolving pests and pathogens

Amara Angelica 3 min read
MIT researchers remotely map food crops, using machine learning and satellites
News Feb 16, 2024

MIT researchers remotely map food crops, using machine learning and satellites

Tracking global food supplies and possible shifts with climate change and growing populations

Amara Angelica 2 min read
Study links key nutrients with slower brain aging
News May 22, 2024

Study links key nutrients with slower brain aging

Beneficial nutrient blood biomarkers link to nutrients found in the Mediterranean diet

Amara Angelica 1 min read
Is ultra-processed food making you sick?
News Mar 1, 2024

Is ultra-processed food making you sick?

Ultra-processed food is associated with increased risks of 32 damaging health outcomes, including early death

Amara Angelica 3 min read