Surprise! Gelatin is definitely not vegetarian. Here's why. Wanda Abraham / Getty Images Gelatin is such a neutral-seeming food. Once prepared, it wobbles and glistens so innocently. The powdered form ...

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Researchers present gum tragacanth as a plant-based alternative to gelatin for creating edible films. The team developed films containing different concentrations of gelatin and gum tragacanth and ...

Soft, edible robots that mimic real organisms could be used to deliver drugs to animals. That is just one potential application of a new material made from biodegradable gel. “The question is, could ...