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What’s the Future of Nutrition? Addiction
The modern world has a serious problem with sugar.
The average American consumes more than 129 pounds of the stuff each year, according to the USDA, more than double what we ate two generations ago. And,...
It’s 2019, Where’s the Exit?
Once your big idea has come to life as a successful start-up, what’s next?
How do you achieve a steady ascent that makes your small company and your investors happy?
Getting the exit right can mean everything...
How The Bee Corp is Empowering Growers and Beekeepers
CEO of agtech company The Bee Corp, Ellie Symes, is serious about bees. Her technology takes the uncertainty out of pollination, allowing growers to make time-sensitive decisions sooner and eliminating...
You Are What You Think: How New Brain Care Advances Are Increasingly Person-Centered
It’s an exciting time in the field of brain science.
Researchers are working on new speech analysis tools for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s.
New studies have shown that retina scans can be used to detect...
4 Trends We’re Watching in Healthcare in 2019
Healthcare is massive economic burden in this country. According to the National Health Expenditure Accounts, the federal agency that has tracked healthcare spending in the U.S. since the 1960s, it now totals roughly...
2 Companies That Are Working to Cure Cancer Right Now
In 2018, an estimated 1,735,350 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in the United States and 609,640 people died as a result of the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute. These numbers are staggering.
The challenge...
Why Venture? Why Now?
The world of venture capital is growing fast. In fact, 2018 was the biggest year for venture capital investments on record, with firms spreading approximately $131 billion across 8,949 deals, according to data...
How Shifting Spending to Healthy Foods Could Prevent Chronic Illness
The burden of chronic health issues is massive: 90% of the nation’s $3.3 trillion in annual health care expenditures are for people with chronic and mental illness, according to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention...
Travis Potter: Farming to Make Your Price
Travis Potter farms to make a price and, in turn, make profit in unusual ways. From his organic Tractor Soda to growing avocados in the Dakotas, Travis finds profitability in places that most...
Dr. Bruce German: Making Food Functional
Could changing your diet prep your brain for learning something new like playing the violin? Research by Dr. Bruce German at the University of California, Davis indicates that future is not as far-fetched...
Solving the Public Health Crisis by Making Healthy Nutrition as Addictive as Sugar
The modern world has a serious problem with sugar.
The average American consumes more than 129 pounds of the stuff each year, according to the USDA, more than...
We’re Celebrating Innovators on This International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day has been on the calendar every year since the early 20th century, a day to celebrate the movement for women’s rights and reflect on the ongoing push for gender equality...
Automating the Harvest, One Strawberry at a Time
First, let’s clear one thing up: the strawberry is not, in fact, a berry.
It’s what botanists call an “aggregate accessory fruit,” meaning that the flesh of the fruit is derived from the receptacle that holds the...
This Rare Disease Day, Let’s Do More
There are some 7,000 known rare diseases in the world today and they affect an estimated 25-30 million people in the United States alone.
This day, celebrated every year on February 28th, holds...
What the Latest Round of Food Contamination Recalls Say About Ag Innovation
It’s happened again. Last month, the United States Department of Agriculture announced a nationwide recall of more than 12 million pounds of raw beef due to new concerns over possible salmonella contamination.
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Engineering Proteins for Use in … Everything
Proteins are an essential part of life, present in just about every living thing on Earth. But they aren’t perfect. As natural things, they have their limitations. They are limited in terms of...
Microsoft is Coming for Agriculture. Is That a Good Thing?
Here’s a headline I didn’t expect to see: “Microsoft Bringing AI to Ag.” From the author of that headline in Farm Journal: “Standing before a crowd of farmers at the 2018 Farm Journal...
My New Year’s Resolution for 2019
The end of the year is a time to sit, relax with family and be happy for what you’ve accomplished over the last 12 months.
It’s also a time to give thanks for all of the advantages...
Are We Really Ready for Genetic Testing?
There’s a lot we still don’t know about the power of genetic testing. For one thing, it’s becoming more powerful than ever expected. Already, patients can get gene-based information about their cancer risk,...
Here’s Why There is No ‘Next Silicon Valley’
Is Silicon Valley really “out of ideas”? It is according to Peter Thiel, one of the co-founders of PayPal and today one of the most influential and outspoken venture capitalists in the Bay...
Food 2.0: Genetic Engineering Our Way to the High-Performing Crops of Tomorrow
It all started with the lowly tomato.
One of the original North American food crops, Europeans first started cultivating tomatoes with the help of Native Americans in the 17th century. As a food...
