A recently-published paper shows a gene found in a model plant called Arabidopsis could confer improved disease resistance in soybeans

Incorrectly saved, the turkey in that midnight snack could lead to next-day stomach pains, vomiting, or worse, according to a food safety specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences

Tiny grains, thousands of years old, tell story of prehistoric food globalization

Scientists had previously observed that cinnamaldehyde, an essential oil that gives cinnamon its flavor, appeared to protect mice against obesity and hyperglycemia

Food allergy research & education co-funds study supporting varied, allergen-rich diet for pregnant and nursing mothers

With the help of a new imaging machine developed at the University of Illinois breeders can learn the number of kernels per ear, plus a lot more information than can be manually observed

Vitamin A deficiency is a common problem in Africa and Southeast Asia, causing an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 children to become permanently blind each year

Mushrooms may contain unusually high amounts of two antioxidants that some scientists suggest could help fight aging and bolster health

This new finding from the Canadian CHILD Study will help doctors better predict which children will develop asthma and allergies

Technological breakthrough will help decode massive bread wheat genome, accelerate wheat breeding