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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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