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New research maps the spread of potato blight in the USA between 1843 and 1845, uncovering the disease’s early impact and the mid-19th century’s responses to it, including theories of its cause and proposed treatments. Credit: SciTechDaily.comEarly mapping of potato blight in the USA offers insights into the disease’s initial spread and contemporary theories on its causes and remedies before reaching Europe.The first accurate maps of outbreaks of potato blight — a disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora…

In what many of us would consider a true public service to one of the world's best food groups, scientists have flicked the switch on a mechanism that causes cold-stored potatoes to produce the carcinogen acrylamide. Growing these genetically tinkered potatoes could eradicate known cancer risks associated with darkened chips, making them much healthier regardless of processing."This discovery represents a significant advancement in our understanding of potato development and its implications for food quality and health,”…

Scientists have discovered a mechanism to prevent darkening and health risks in cold-stored potatoes, a breakthrough promising healthier, tastier snacks and addressing a billion-dollar market’s challenges. Their work, revealing a gene responsible for cold-induced sweetening (CIS), could lead to new potato varieties that avoid acrylamide formation, benefiting the snack food industry and potentially reducing food waste and costs.Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered a method to decrease the levels of a…

Actor Dominic Coleman was about to board a flight back from Australia when he received a text from Mark Gatiss about a film they had starred in together. It was a quote from the Sunday Times: “Is this the worst British film ever made?”By the time Coleman was changing planes in Hong Kong, disgust at the film had spread to the front pages of the British newspapers on sale at the airport. It was, he remembers, “like the end of the world. It felt like people were pointing at me on the plane: that’s the guy, it’s him. It was a…

IF IT WERE up to my laptop’s webcam, I’d look like a potato on video calls. To make sure I don’t, I often spend the better part of an hour setting up for a 15-minute check-in. I’ll use floor lamps to offset harsh fluorescents and stack my laptop on books to meet my colleague’s gaze. In dire straits, I’ve even set my laptop on the narrow windowsill in my bedroom. It isn’t comfortable, but the light is great.Yet, I still never look really sharp. It is a classic hardware problem—manufacturers usually outfit a laptop’s slim…

Julianne Moore got where she is today thanks to her pathological need to go against the grain. She started her career in soap operas, and could have made a perfectly decent living there, but then she decided to change things up and move into film. Again, she could have made a perfectly decent career starring in the sort of fare she was offered, in entertaining schlock like Body of Evidence and The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, but she decided to change things up once more by seeking out work with auteurs like Paul Thomas…

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the coolest toy and merchandise around. This week, NECA gets us ready for San Diego Comic-Con with a glorious TMNT collection; there’s not one, but two wildly different cool dino toys; and Lego offers a moment of peace. Check it out!Giving Optimus Prime a Proper Back Story | io9 InterviewImage: Hasbro PulseHasbro Transformers Studio Series GrimlockIf you’re wondering why Transformers fans were optimistic about the film franchise after Bumblebee, you don’t need to look…

If people are going to eat junk food anyway, the company figures it should include less salt, fat and sugar. If people are going to eat junk food anyway, the company figures it should include less salt, fat and sugar. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If…

Image of fruit belonging to Palaeophytocrene chicoensis. The Sierra College Museum of Natural History is the permanent repository for this fossil. Credit: Brian AtkinsonAn ancient 80-million-year-old fossil plant rewrites the history of lamiids, revealing that these flowering plants, including staple crops, evolved earlier than previously believed and suggesting complex rainforests may have existed 80 million years ago.The discovery of an 80-million-year-old fossil plant pushes back the known origins of lamiids to the…

It happened to be a potato-y few weeks in the L.A. Times test kitchen. Between testing Ali Slagle’s recipe for Crushed Potatoes With Leek-Peppercorn Butter and developing a recipe for Corned Beef Hash and the ensuing photo shoot, we probably went through 15 to 20 pounds of potatoes. I’m Julie Giuffrida, here to give you the skinny on cooking with potatoes, because while sometimes a cigar may be just a cigar, a potato is never just a potato.We tend to classify the thousands of types as baking potatoes, boiling potatoes,…