/consortium-rita/taxonomy/term/100/all en /consortium-rita/channels/news/live-longer-swapping-red-meat-plant-proteins-mcgill-research-cbcs-what-earth-363463 <p>Last year, a <a href="http://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00925-y">9I制作厂免费-led study</a> found that replacing half their red and processed meat would increase people's life expectancy an average of nine months, while cutting their diet-related carbon footprint by 25 per cent.</p> <p>Inspired by Veganuary, a U.K.-based challenge to eat vegan for the month of January, the CBC News podcast聽<em>What on Earth聽</em>interviewed lead author and PhD graduate of 9I制作厂免费's Department of Animal Science, Olivia Auclair, now a research fellow at the University of Oxford.聽</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:21:31 +0000 admin 2409 at /consortium-rita /consortium-rita/channels/news/department-bioresource-engineering-welcomes-astronaut-david-saint-jacques-363047 <p>The <a href="/bioeng/">Department of Bioresource Engineering</a>聽(BREE) enjoyed a visit last month from David Saint-Jacques, astronaut and Deputy Director, Lunar Exploration at the Canadian Space Agency, and BREE graduate Chris Patterson. 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