food

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Research

Can fungi turn food waste into the next culinary sensation?

UC Berkeley microbiologist makes the case for Neurospora-laced oat pulp and cheesy moldy bread

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Campus news

Forager, runner, election auditor: This expert seeks answers on the trail

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Campus & community

Rausser College launches Master of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics

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Mind & body

Global elimination of meat production could save the planet

Quinoa growing on Bolivia's Taraco Peninsula.

The superfoods that fueled ancient Andeans through 2,500 years of turmoil

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Food stamps stretch farther when recipients have time to cook

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Berkeley Student Farms grows more than food at UC Berkeley

First-year student and teen writer Sadie Radinsky sits in nature with her head resting on her hand.

Whole Girl: First-year student’s book aims to nourish girls, young women

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Using CRISPR genome editing to make cassava safer to eat

A photo of a field of sorghum crops on a bright sunny day

Genomic gymnastics help sorghum plant survive drought

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I’m a Berkeleyan: Tiffany Yu on her fight for basic needs, using data in health

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Transfer student’s path to Berkeley? Cheesecakes

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Berkeley Talks: What can be done to protect pollinators

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Food’s the focus for passionate crop of MBA students

Chancellor Christ and Vice Chancellor Oscar Dubon cut the ribbon for the new Basic Needs Center

One-of-a-kind Basic Needs Center a new hub for student help

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What’s the best burrito? The votes are in