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Over the next 3 weeks the Center for Genomic Gastronomy is holding a workshop with sophomores from the Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology in Bangalore, India. The students have signed up for their workshop because they are interested in food and food culture. Working with two researchers from the Center the students will [...]

INTRODUCTION The radiation breeding of seeds using radio isotopes has been practiced for less than 100 years.  Although this research began in the 1920′s, there was a concerted effort to find ‘peaceful’ uses for atomic energy, after World War 2. Some nuclear scientists hoped that radiation breeding would contribute towards global food security and decreased hunger. Atoms [...]

India has released about 1 in 10 of the mutagenically-bred varietals on the planet, with a focus on mutant breeds of rice, wheat and black dal. These genomes are selected for chemical and radiation breeding experiments because they are ubiquitous in the Indian diet. During breeding trials mutagenic cultivars are selected based on traits such [...]

If cheese varieties are set in stone, with PDOs protecting their process Rasam is an open source culinary ecology. A little of this and a little of that, what is in season, what is available etc. FoodLab Bangalore – is a 3 week workshop the Center for Genomic Gastronomy conducted with sophomores from the Srishti [...]

Food was always a first preference for me before anything. Since childhood i was a big fan of bread and milk. In my teenage I used to eat a loaf at a time. I used to have glasses of milkshakes a lot of fried food etc. Everything was high calorie. I was in a stage [...]