by Swaroopini Ramachandran | Apr 14, 2019 | Food Science
Food Safety Authority of Ireland becomes the first regulatory body to embrace next generation sequencing (NGS) to identify the complete DNA of food. NGS is no longer a buzz word, but reality now! But what exactly is it? This post introduces NGS to the uninitiated and...
by Swaroopini Ramachandran | Mar 31, 2019 | Food Science
Last time I talked about what precision nutrition or personalized nutrition is. This article details some opportunities and challenges that PN has as it is coming to the mainstream. PN stems from understanding individual gene-nutrient interaction (nutrigenomics) and...
by Swaroopini Ramachandran | Mar 15, 2019 | Food Industry
Despite decades of research, government recommendations and temporary fixations with the ‘best diets’ ever, we do not know much about nutrition. There are meal plans out there that have recommendations for people with specific restrictions and needs...
by Swaroopini Ramachandran | Feb 28, 2019 | Food Science
No, this blog post isn’t your generic rant on relationship advice, this is a whole different story: This is the story of a shot of whiskey. The shot that starts the party The shot that gives you company on lonely days. The shot that saves you from misery Or the...
by Swaroopini Ramachandran | Feb 15, 2019 | Food Science
Frank Yiannas, past vice-president of Walmart has called Blockchain technology ‘the holy grail’. But I seek to investigate it. Is it as good as it seems? What is Blockchain? Blockchain is beyond bitcoin. Simply put- it is a digital ledger that holds a permanent record...
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