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Unusual Rings Are a Novel Type of Bronze Age Cereal-Based Product

June 11, 2019

Finding hints at unexpected diversity of cereal products for possible ritual purposes

Beer. Soup. Barley's Next Great Use? A Medical Imaging Drink

June 28, 2018

Study finds the grain an ideal and safe contrast agent for diagnosing swallowing disorders

Scientists Poised to Win the Race Against Rust Disease and Beyond

February 22, 2018

Cereals and many other important crops such as coffee, sugarcane, and soybean are impacted by these devastating pathogens...

A Step toward Sensitive and Fast Gluten Detection

February 13, 2018

New sensor has the potential to detect and quantify different sources of gluten than those on the market today

The Only Video You'll Ever Need to Watch About Gluten

January 17, 2018

Is gluten good, or is it bad? This video from Reactions explains

Scientists Uncover a Genetic Mechanism that Could Enhance Yield Potential in Cereal Crops

January 8, 2018

The work was performed in Setaria viridis, an emerging model system for grasses that is closely related to economic...

Barley Is Flavor of the Month as New Study Settles Centuries-Old Brewing Debate

November 28, 2017

New study sheds light on beer flavor debate

Ancient Barley Took High Road to China, Changed to Summer Crop in Tibet

November 21, 2017

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

Some Infant Rice Cereals Contain Elevated Levels of Methylmercury

October 27, 2017

Methylmercury is a form of mercury that, in high enough amounts, can cause neurological and reproductive problems in adults, ...

A Cereal Survives Heat and Drought

September 20, 2017

Pearl millet genome sequence provides a resource to improve agronomic traits in extreme environments

Supercontinuum Lasers Can Lead to Better Bread and Beer

September 19, 2017

Laser's collimated light beam with high energy meant that researchers could measure through the entire barley grain at t...

Researchers Aim to Re-Domesticate Quinoa for Northern New England

August 14, 2017

Researchers are investigating the potential use of a wild/weedy, locally adapted Chenopodium species as a bree...

Eating More Vegetable Protein May Protect against Early Menopause

June 27, 2017

UMass Amherst study shows modest but significant lower risk.

Dietary Gluten Is Not Linked to Heart Risk in Non-Celiacs

May 3, 2017

Study shows that limiting whole grains as part of a reduced-gluten diet could actually increase heart attack risk in people w...

Popping Potential of Sorghum

February 16, 2017

Sorghum is a cereal grain that is becoming more popular in the United States because it’s gluten free and nutritious...

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