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USDA Research Demonstrates New Breeds of Broccoli Remain Packed with Health Benefits
For broccoli cultivars grown during the past 35 years, ARS scientists found no proof of significant changes in mineral concentrations. Photo ARS.
Preserving a unique collection of
Vaccine Protects Against Leptospirosis
By Sandra Avant
January 30, 2012
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have found that a commercial vaccine is effective against leptospirosis in cattle.
A widespread zoonotic disease, leptospirosis ...
South Texas Beef Cattle Short Course set for January in San Antonio (PR)
By: Paul Schattenberg, 210-467-6575, paschattenberg@ag.tamu.eduContact: Bryan Davis, 210-467-6575, by-davis@tamu.eduSAN ANTONIO – The South Texas Beef Cattle Short Course, presented by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Bexar Beef ...
Making Tomorrow's Bioenergy Yeasts Strong
By Marcia Wood
August 25, 2011
Cornstalks, wheat straw, and other rough, fibrous, harvest-time leftovers may soon be less expensive to convert into cellulosic ethanol, thanks to U.S. Department ...
New bitter blocker discovered (PR)
Contact: Leslie Steinstein@monell.org267-619-4707Monell Chemical Senses Center
New bitter blocker discovered
Serendipitous finding increases understanding of taste, opening doors to better nutrition and therapeutic compliance
PHILADELPHIA (June 2, ...
Mitigating Mummy Berry Disease of Blueberry
By Jan Suszkiw
May 17, 2011
Blueberries may be nutritional powerhouses, but some types are no match for the fungus Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi, which causes "mummy berry" disease.
Fortunately, U.S. Department of ...
Alternatives Eyed for Methyl Bromide
By Dennis O'Brien
March 16, 2011
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists trying to help Florida growers find a replacement for methyl bromide are studying an alternative ...
Sci-fi food storage paper fights bacteria
Editor's comment: Nanoparticles can be very risky. Some studies show at least some nanoparticles can cause cancer because they disrupt normal physiology in cells. A nanoparticle is made often of a small number of molecules and physical and chemical properties of the nanoparticles are no longer as the same as the individual molecules. Watch nanoparticles in your foods and cosmetic products....
ARS: Food and Nutrition Research Briefs - October 2010
Food and Nutrition Research Briefs - October 2010U.S. Department of AgricultureAgricultural Research ServiceKim Kaplan, (301) 504-1637, Kim.Kaplan@ars.usda.gov____________________________________________________ContentsLuteolin Stars in Study of Healthful Plant CompoundsNutrition's Potential to ...
Nanoparticles may cause skin cancer - report
Sunscreens indicated to prevent skin cancer can actually cause skin cancer, according to a report from Friends of the Earth.
The report states "Consumers need to ...
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