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Pycnogenol® Boosts Nitric Oxide (NO) Production, Boosts Muscle Performance Title: Pycnogenol® Boosts Nitric Oxide (NO) Production, Boosts Muscle Performance
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Filed in archive Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics , Food and Agriculture by ruth on October 18, 2007

A new study indicates that aside from its therapeutic potential against diabetes, diabetic leg ulcers and ADHD, Pycnogenol®, an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine...

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Using Lignin to Stabilize Soil and Build Better Roads Title: Using Lignin to Stabilize Soil and Build Better Roads
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture , Other Biotechnology News by ruth on October 17, 2007

Iowa State engineers are exploring the use of lignin, a co-product in the production of biofuel from plant fibers, could be a good soil stabilizing agent. While stabilizing soils for road construction...

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Tropical Maize Better than Conventional Corn for Biofuel Production Title: Tropical Maize Better than Conventional Corn for Biofuel Production
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Filed in archive Energy, Environment and Ecology , Food and Agriculture by ruth on October 16, 2007

University of Illinois researchers have found out that tropical maize, when grown in the US midwest, may be a far superior crop for biofuel production in comparison to corn. Early research results...

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Review Indicates Only Bifantis Can Claim Efficacy Against Irritable Bowel Syndrome Title: Review Indicates Only Bifantis Can Claim Efficacy Against Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture by ruth on October 16, 2007

An analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating the use of probiotics in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) indicates that only the study involving Bifantis®, Bifidobacterium...

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BtCorn Toxins May Harm Stream Ecosystems Title: BtCorn Toxins May Harm Stream Ecosystems
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Filed in archive Energy, Environment and Ecology , Food and Agriculture by ruth on October 11, 2007

A study funded by the National Science Foundation suggests that Bt corn- a genetically-modified corn engineered to express a bacterial toxin which is poisonous to corn borers - may damage the ecology...

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Genetically Modified Eggplants Goes on Field Trials Title: Genetically Modified Eggplants Goes on Field Trials
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture by ruth on October 09, 2007

The development of pest-resistant eggplants genetically-modified to express a natural insecticide derived from the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), thus making it resistant to the fruit and shoot...

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Ginger Extract May Treat E. coli Diarrhea Title: Ginger Extract May Treat E. coli Diarrhea
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Filed in archive Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics , Food and Agriculture by ruth on October 01, 2007

Researchers have demonstrated in an animal study that ginger extract blocked the toxin responsible for diarrhea caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. If further studies confirm its efficacy and...

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Eggshells in Hydrogen Fuel Production and as Collagen Source Title: Eggshells in Hydrogen Fuel Production and as Collagen Source
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Filed in archive Energy, Environment and Ecology , Food and Agriculture , Patents and Intellectual Property Rights by ruth on September 28, 2007

Researchers have patented a process that uses eggshells to absorb carbon dioxide in a durign hydrogen fuel production, including a unique method for peeling the collagen-containing membrane from the...

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Pomegranate Juice Compound May Inhibit Prostate Cancer Title: Pomegranate Juice Compound May Inhibit Prostate Cancer
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture by ruth on September 25, 2007

A new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry suggests that an antioxidant compound in pomegranate juice may have chemopreventive properties against prostate cancer. In the...

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Bt Maize More Susceptible to Aphids Title: Bt Maize More Susceptible to Aphids
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture by ruth on August 30, 2007

According to a study published in PLOS ONE, genetically modified Bt maize are more susceptible to aphids. Within five out of six pairs that were evaluated, transgenic maize lines were significantly...

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Antimicrobial Biopolymer for Food Preservation Title: Antimicrobial Biopolymer for Food Preservation
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture by ruth on August 29, 2007

Scientists have developed a biodegradable polymer with food-sourced antimicrobial agents, designed to prevent the formation of bacterial biofilms on food surfaces and packaging. The natural...

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Genetically Modified Aluminum-Tolerant Sorghum Title: Genetically Modified Aluminum-Tolerant Sorghum
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture by ruth on August 29, 2007

Cornell researchers have cloned a novel aluminum-tolerant gene in sorghum and expect to have new genetically-engineered aluminum-tolerant sorghum lines by next year. This is a significant development...

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Pinot Noir Genome Sequence Title: Pinot Noir Genome Sequence
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture , Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics by ruth on August 27, 2007

The French-Italian Public Consortium for Grapevine Genome Characterization has released the grapevine genome sequence of Pinot Noir, a red wine grape variety which lend their flavour to both Burgundy...

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Synthesis of Aazadirachtin Natural Insecticide from Neem Tree Title: Synthesis of Aazadirachtin Natural Insecticide from Neem Tree
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Filed in archive Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation , Food and Agriculture , Other Biotechnology News by ruth on August 27, 2007

A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge reports the first synthesis of azadirachtin, a secondary metabolite first isolated from Neem tree seeds. It is a highly potent insecticide that...

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From Poultry Litter to Biodiesel Title: From Poultry Litter to Biodiesel
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Filed in archive Energy, Environment and Ecology , Food and Agriculture by ruth on August 20, 2007

Researchers from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech are developing transportable pyrolysis units that will convert poultry litter - a mixture of bedding, manure, feathers,...

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Polyphenol Green Tea Concentrate Protect Against Cancer Title: Polyphenol Green Tea Concentrate Protect Against Cancer
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Filed in archive Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics , Food and Agriculture by ruth on August 13, 2007

A study published in the August issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, suggest that Polyphenon E, a green tea concentrate composed of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) equivalent to...

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Mango Peel Extract Has Functional Food Potential Title: Mango Peel Extract Has Functional Food Potential
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture by ruth on July 25, 2007

According to a new research from India, mango peel extract is a rich, inexpensive source of antioxidants that can be potentially used in nutraceuticals and functional foods. As reported in the journal...

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Reuteran: Probiotic-Derived Hunger-Stopping Glucan Title: Reuteran: Probiotic-Derived Hunger-Stopping Glucan
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture , Microbiology by ruth on June 26, 2007

As presented recently by Dutch researchers at the Cereals & Europe meeting in Montpellier, France; the novel alpha-glucan produced by the bacteria Lactobacillus reuteri - Reuteran- may already be...

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Transgenic Mushrooms as Drug Biofactories Title: Transgenic Mushrooms as Drug Biofactories
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Filed in archive Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics , Food and Agriculture , Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics by ruth on June 25, 2007

Genetically engineered mushrooms may serve as biofactories for the production of various drugs beneficial to humans. Dr. Charles Peter Romaine and colleagues at Penn State have been able to develop a...

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Corn Cob-Derived Prebiotics Title: Corn Cob-Derived Prebiotics
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Filed in archive Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation , Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics , Food and Agriculture by ruth on June 22, 2007

Prebiotic ingredients of prebiotics (or those that boost the growth of beneficial probiotic bacteria in the gut) are derived from insoluble fibres and oligosaccharides which can be incorporated into a...

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