USask researcher Dr. Tom Warkentin (PhD) with a few of the pea plants in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources greenhouses on campus. (Photo: Gloria Gingera)

All we are saying is give peas a chance

As a passionate proponent of plant-based proteins for more than two decades, researcher Dr. Tom Warkentin (PhD) understands better than most the recent rapid rise in popularity of ...

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Researchers collaborate at Canadian Light Source to create healthier bread

Ever since early humans discovered how to grind grain, the art of breadmaking has flourished and today bread is the most widely consumed food in the world. The apron has now been r...

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Dr. Chris Eskiw's expertise is nutrigenomics, the study of how diet interacts with genetic material. Photo by David Stobbe.

Bridging medicine and agriculture to prevent age-related illness

If Dr. Christopher Eskiw (PhD) and his co-investigators are correct, the inner workings of brewing yeast could point the way to greater human longevity and the prevention of age-re...

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University of Saskatchewan Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence

From the ground up

After a successful first year, the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence (LFCE) continues to provide unique research opportunities for live...

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Yongfeng Ai. Photo by Gord Waldner.

Unique chemistry

For an academic with a long-standing interest in carbohydrates, the predominant component in cereal and pulse crops, there may be no better place in the world to conduct research i...

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Scientists Tom Warkentin, Chithra Karunakaran, Jarvis Stobbs, and David Muir with pea samples at our IDEAS beamline.

Developing more nutritious crops to feed a growing world

Using synchrotron light to analyze new varieties of peas could be faster, more environmentally friendly, and help to nourish underfed populations around the world.

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