Cassava Sciences has rebranded as Filana Therapeutics, shedding the baggage associated with the old name as the biotech plants itself in a new therapeutic area. As Cassava, the biotech mounted a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cassava is the third-most important food source in tropical countries, but it has one major problem: The roots and leaves of poorly processed cassava plants contain a substance that, ...

Cassava leaves (Manihot esculenta) have emerged as a promising source of essential nutrients, comprising significant amounts of protein, vitamins, minerals and bioactive compounds. However, their ...

The three staple crops dominating modern diets – corn, rice and wheat – are familiar to Americans. However, fourth place is held by a dark horse: cassava. Over the course of millennia, Indigenous ...

Students from Quezon City Science High School (QCSHS) presented their findings on the potential use of cassava leaves as a treatment for breast cancer–initially done to fulfill the requirements for ...

Like potatoes and yams, it is a tuber crop. Cassava roots have a similar shape to sweet potatoes. People can also eat the leaves of the cassava plant. Humans living along the banks of the Amazon River ...

GUNUNG MAS, Indonesia, July 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - T he stream that supplied Indah Lestari's family with fish has dwindled to a trickle since rainforest surrounding her farm was cleared by ...