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Charis Galanakis is using green chemistry to reuse byproducts in the food industry!

One-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally – making the reduction of agro-industrial byproducts an urgent issue. Over the past five years, Greek chemist Charis Galanakis has focused...

Living high in the Cretan mountains, breathing fresh air, walking along shepherds’ paths, eating fresh fruits and vegetables may sound like the healthiest way of life. Unfortunately this is not the case in Crete, where cancer in the last two decades has killed 30.000 people on a population around 68...