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Companies 11 months ago

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Nutrition agency mulls insects as protein source for free meals program

Variety in local food ingredients is key to running the free meals program, given the agency’s main focus on ensuring fulfillment of nutritional standards and not on delivering one type of menu to all recipients across the country.

Science & Tech 3 years ago

Meet Japan's cyborg cockroach, coming to disaster area near you

If an earthquake strikes in the not too distant future and survivors are trapped under tonnes of rubble, the first responders to locate them could be swarms of cyborg cockroaches.

Food 3 years ago

Thai pop-up wins fans with crunchless cricket burgers

There is no crunch or crackle, but crickets are on the menu at one Bangkok pop-up serving fusion bug-burgers, demonstrating the latest way to incorporate the protein-rich meat into food -- direct from Thailand's farms.

Academia 3 years ago

Climate change doesn’t have to mean more insect-borne disease

As the world warms, diseases transmitted by insects may spread, but prevention strategies can break the link.

Environment 4 years ago

German climate, insect protection laws cross finish line

Germany passed legislation imposing more ambitious climate targets and tougher curbs on pesticides to protect insects.

Environment 5 years ago

Nestle using insect protein in Purina pet food

Nestle's Purina brand is launching a line of pet food using insects, as the world's biggest food group tests more environmentally sustainable protein sources.

Health 5 years ago

China approves human testing for coronavirus vaccine grown in insect cells

China has approved human testing for a potential coronavirus vaccine cultivated within insect cells.

Food 5 years ago

Japan insect enthusiast puts cricket ramen on the menu

The bowls of ramen produced by Shinohara and his team look and smell like those at restaurants across Japan: fine white noodles sit in a savoury soup, topped with a juicy slice of pork and fat pieces of pickled bamboo shoots.

Environment 6 years ago

Bugging out: UK museum names blind beetle after Greta Thunberg

Britain's Natural History Museum on Friday named a tiny, blind and wingless beetle after climate activist Greta Thunberg.

Food 6 years ago

South Africans get the bug: Cape Town diner serves insect-only dishes

South African chef Mario Barnard said he was "grossed out" and did not entirely enjoy eating grilled scorpions and crunchy insects mixed with garlic and spices on a trip to Thailand four years ago.