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    Biotech Company’s Plant-Based Casein Could Make Vegan Cheese ‘Indistinguishable’ From Dairy Cheese in Melt and Texture

    Biotech Company’s Plant-Based Casein Could Make Vegan Cheese ‘Indistinguishable’ From Dairy Cheese in Melt and Texture

    Vegan cheese is about to get a breakthrough. Climax Foods, a biotechnology company based in California, discovered a plant-based version of casein with the help of artificial intelligence. The findings could contribute to vegan cheeses with better melting properties. The company uncovered a plant-based protein that performs similarly to casein. Casein is a dairy-based protein […]

    ‘This Is the Critical Decade for Climate Change’: Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reach Record High

    ‘This Is the Critical Decade for Climate Change’: Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reach Record High

    A new study by 50 leading scientists conducted to supplement the “information gap” between Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports said global greenhouse gas emissions have soared to a record high and are threatening to push our planet into “unprecedented” global heating. Earth’s carbon budget — the amount of carbon dioxide that can be […]

    Canada Facing Record Wildfire Season, Officials Say

    Canada Facing Record Wildfire Season, Officials Say

    Federal officials in Canada are predicting a record wildfire season, with heightened wildfire risks and dry conditions expected to last through August. Wildfires are already burning with uncommon scope throughout Canada. “The distribution of fires from coast to coast this year is unusual. At this time of the year, fires usually occur only on one […]