Laboratory set up to grow weather resistant plants

PNP DeskMay 11, 2024September 20, 202402 mins

(Photo: University of Essex) Essex: A new laboratory has been set up at a UK university to grow climate-resistant plants to ensure future food security. Built at the University of Essex, the £3 million facility’s indoor arena can be adapted to any environment in the world and has suits that can simulate a warming world….

Foods rich in resistant starch are helpful in weight loss

PNP DeskMarch 1, 2024September 18, 202402 mins

Shanghai:Chinese researchers have found in a study that eating foods rich in resistant starch can be very helpful in losing weight. The study found that people who ate 40 grams of resistant starch-rich foods a day to lose weight lost 2.72 kilograms or more in eight weeks. Resistant starches are found in abundance in raw…