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Wednesday, 05 May 2021 01:42
Australian, Indian experts research opens new field of study to improve plant health, including food crops
International experts from Australia and India have described for the first time how healthy plants appear to carry bacteria in their cells, opening what they say is a new avenue of research to improve future plant health and propagation efforts – including food crops such as grains and fruit such as grapes.
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Biology
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- plant health
- healthy plants
- Bacteria
- Research
- Study
- Australia
- India
- plant propagation
- food crops
- grains
- Grapes
- Fruit
- hightech laboratory methods
- endophytic bacteria
- plant cells
- Flinders University
- Professor Chris Franco
- Dr Pious Thomas
- Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
- Thomas Biotech
- Cytobacts Centre for Biosciences, Bengaluru India
- Flinders University’s College of Medicine and Public Health
Thursday, 13 August 2015 14:32
Gaining weight? Forget those fad diets, your mobile is here to help!
If you’re worried about gaining weight a simple daily text message on your mobile phone or a weekly email could be part of the answer to getting rid of those extra kilos.
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Health
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Monday, 02 November 2009 18:05
British find depression linked to processed foods
A study performed in the United Kingdom found that among middle-aged civil servants, depression was much less of a chance when people ate a diet full of natural foods rather than processed foods.
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Health
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Thursday, 01 October 2009 18:46
CDC: Kids flunk fruits, but so did the adults!
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people of the United States lack sufficient amounts of fruits and vegetables in their daily diet. And, children are worse than adults. Maybe we should change the saying of "Where's the beef?" to "Where's the fruit?"!
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Monday, 27 April 2009 22:03
Study shows pomegranate juice slows cancer of prostate
A U.S. study shows that eight ounces of pomegranate juice each day slowed the progression of men’s prostate cancer when studied between 2003 and 2008.
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Health
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Saturday, 25 April 2009 18:30
Can fruit juice change your shape from orange to banana?
According to a U.S. study, a glass of 100% fruit juice every day can lower your risk from several diseases, along with helping you lose weight. Juices involving oranges, bananas, and other such fruits help to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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Health
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Tuesday, 30 December 2008 22:35
Berry grape news to reverse memory problems
USDA researchers found that older laboratory rats reversed the signs of aging on brain function and behavioral performance when they were fed a diet rich in the compound pterostilbene. It could be "berry grape" news (I mean) very great news for a healthy brain.
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Health
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Friday, 21 November 2008 20:58
Like the bouquet of wine? It's the mouth bacteria
A Swiss study has found that the flavors we enjoy in fruits and vegetables, such as wine, onions, and peppers, come from anaerobic mouth bacteria ("mouth bugs") that work on odorless parts of such foods. It may sound gross but it sure pleases the palate!
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Biology
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Monday, 27 October 2008 22:46
Blueberry-colored tomatoes fight cancer, may lengthen life
A European study added healthy antioxidants to tomatoes and found they turned the vegetable purple in color. More importantly, the genetically modified tomatoes were fed to cancer-prone mice, which helped them to live longer. It might help people reduce the risk of cancer and live longer in the future.
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Health
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Sunday, 13 July 2008 20:45
Apples and pears: which rots first and why? Scientists now know!
Belgian researchers used the world’s largest x-ray machine to look inside apples and pears to see which fruit carries air better inside its cells and, thus, rots the slower. Guess what they found out?
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Biology
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