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Transgenic SunUp Papaya Genome Title: Transgenic SunUp Papaya Genome
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture , Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics by ruth on April 24, 2008

This week's issue of Nature features the draft genome of the transgenic 'SunUp' Papaya, the first commercial virus-resistant transgenic fruit tree to be sequenced. From Nature News: The...

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Natural Sugar Tagatose May Treat Type 2 Diabetes Title: Natural Sugar Tagatose May Treat Type 2 Diabetes
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Filed in archive Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics , Food and Agriculture by ruth on April 21, 2008

A recently published study (pdf file) indicates that tagatose, a type of natural sugar already approved by the U.S. FDA as a low-calorie sweetener, may be an effective drug for the treatment of Type 2...

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Pine Bark Extract Pycnogenol Reduces Osteoarthritis Symptoms Title: Pine Bark Extract Pycnogenol Reduces Osteoarthritis Symptoms
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Filed in archive Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics , Food and Agriculture by ruth on April 18, 2008

Yet another study involving the medical utility of Pycnogenol indicates that the pine bark extract can reduce all osteoarthritis symptoms by 56 percent. The study revealed a particularly high efficacy...

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New Genetically Modified Corn Variety for Fuel Production Title: New Genetically Modified Corn Variety for Fuel Production
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Filed in archive Energy, Environment and Ecology , Food and Agriculture , Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics by ruth on April 11, 2008

© mattdente To facilitate the conversion of cellulose from corn into ethanol, scientists have created a new genetically modified variety of corn, called Spartan Corn III, which bears a gene from a...

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Caffeine Against Multiple Sclerosis? Title: Caffeine Against Multiple Sclerosis?
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture by Gloria Gamat on April 10, 2008

In a mice study, caffeine has been found to prevent multiple sclerosis-like disease. © Kanko* Such were the findings of researchers at Cornell University: Mice given caffeine equivalent to a human...

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Green Tea Increases Antibiotic Efficacy Title: Green Tea Increases Antibiotic Efficacy
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture by ruth on March 31, 2008

© mckaysavage Green tea consumption has been found to increase the efficacy of antibiotics by up to three times. "In every single case green tea enhanced the bacteria-killing activity of the...

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Profitability of Transgenic Cotton Title: Profitability of Transgenic Cotton
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Filed in archive Corporate and Industrial News , Food and Agriculture , Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics by ruth on February 19, 2008

A paper published in the January-February 2008 issue of Agronomy Journal explores the profitability of transgenic cotton cultivars with pest-managing traits. Field experiments were conducted to...

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Preliminary Soybean Genome Released Title: Preliminary Soybean Genome Released
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Filed in archive Energy, Environment and Ecology , Food and Agriculture , Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics by ruth on January 22, 2008

The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) has released a preliminary assembly and annotation of the soybean genome to the greater scientific community to enable bioenergy...

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Fish Oil May Be Harmful to Some Cardiac Patients Title: Fish Oil May Be Harmful to Some Cardiac Patients
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Filed in archive Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics , Food and Agriculture by ruth on January 18, 2008

Recent data indicates that while fish oil supplements may be beneficial to some patients with cardiovascular disease, they may have adverse effect on other cardiac patients. "Fish oils can have...

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Clincal Trial on Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements and Depression Seeks Participants Title: Clincal Trial on Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements and Depression Seeks Participants
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Filed in archive Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics , Food and Agriculture by ruth on December 31, 2007

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences researchers are seeking participants in a clinical study designed to determine whether nutritional supplements...

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Rosmarinic Acid-Based Food Preservative Title: Rosmarinic Acid-Based Food Preservative
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture by ruth on December 14, 2007

Slovenian firm Vitiva is launching Aquarox 10, a rosemary-derived natural preservative, to extend the shelf-life of prawns. "We have tested Aquarox on prawns sold in vacuum packs and in brine...

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Global Institute for Bio-Exploration (GIBEX) Title: Global Institute for Bio-Exploration (GIBEX)
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Filed in archive Corporate and Industrial News , Food and Agriculture , Patents and Intellectual Property Rights by ruth on December 12, 2007

The Global Institute for Bio-Exploration, GIBEX, a joint initiative of the University of Illinois and Rutgers University, The Global Institute for Bio-Exploration, a joint initiative of the...

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Silk from Bees Title: Silk from Bees
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture , Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics by ruth on November 29, 2007

Did you know that, like moths, spiders butterflies and silkworms, bees also produce silk? Those are the latest findings reported recently in Molecular Biology and Evolution, which discusses the...

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Nitrite in Leafy Greens May Reduce Tissue Damage in Heart Attack Title: Nitrite in Leafy Greens May Reduce Tissue Damage in Heart Attack
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture by ruth on November 15, 2007

An animal study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition suggests that nitrite, a compound naturally found in green leafy vegetables, and nitrate, a...

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Gene Linked to E. carotovora Virulence Identified Title: Gene Linked to E. carotovora Virulence Identified
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture , Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics by ruth on November 08, 2007

In a study published in the Journal of Bacteriology, scientists have identfieid a gene in the bacterium Erwinia carotovora, that influences its ability to infect and damage crops. E. carotovora causes...

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Multiple Genes Against Turnip Mosaic Virus Identified Title: Multiple Genes Against Turnip Mosaic Virus Identified
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture , Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics by ruth on November 02, 2007

In a study published recently in the Journal of General Virology, scientists have identified a set of multiple genes in brassicas - broccoli, cabbage, oilseed rape, and the like- that confer...

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Picrorhiza kurrooa Phytochemical May Aid in Wound Healing Title: Picrorhiza kurrooa Phytochemical May Aid in Wound Healing
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Filed in archive Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics , Food and Agriculture by ruth on October 27, 2007

In a study published in the Journal Planta Medica, researchers report of a novel compound called Picroliv obtained from the roots of a plant Picrorhiza kurrooa which enhances the rate of wound...

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Muscadine Grapeseed Supplement on Clinical Trial for CArdiovascular Disease Title: Muscadine Grapeseed Supplement on Clinical Trial for CArdiovascular Disease
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Filed in archive Drugs, Vaccines and Therapeutics , Food and Agriculture by ruth on October 26, 2007

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researchers are conducting the first-ever clinical study to evaluate the potential cardiovascular health benefits of muscadine grape seeds. Muscadine is a...

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Croton palanostigma Extract Shows Potent Antioxidant Properties Title: Croton palanostigma Extract Shows Potent Antioxidant Properties
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture by ruth on October 25, 2007

In the Journal of Inflammation, scientists report that Progrado®, an extract from a rainforest tree called Croton palanostigma, had remarkably potent antioxidant properties and prevented the...

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DHEA May Boost Egg Yield for IVF Title: DHEA May Boost Egg Yield for IVF
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Filed in archive Food and Agriculture by ruth on October 24, 2007

At a recent meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Washington DC, researchers report that the use of a supplement called dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) boosted the egg production...

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