Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Oct. 5, 2004
...nuts. Polyunsaturated fats are found in safflower, corn and canola vegetable oils and in fatty fish such as salmon and tuna. This study did not determine the optimal amount of unsaturated fat intake....ASPB opposes ban of GE crops in Butte County Ballot Measure D
...reason for this is that the genetically engineered corn is more effective in preventing a particular pest infestation. Genetically engineered rice, known as Golden Rice, with higher levels of beta carotene will address Vitamin A deficiencies in the diets of people in much of the developing world. This ...Taking the next step toward growing our own fuel
URBANA -- Developing a petroleum-free fuel from corn byproducts is one of the goals of a newly named re...energy." He believes that renewable fuel made from corn is the direction we need to go in order to be free from our dependence on petroleum products. This p...Rutgers-led research offers new clues in the genetic mysteries of maize
...ablished that in addition to its immense size, the corn genome is extremely complex due, in part, to posit...l analysis, the researchers concluded that today's corn is the product of two very closely related ancestral species that no longer exist. About 5 million y...Health, food, new technologies featured during ACS meeting Oct. 17-20 in Peoria, Ill.
...and other food products that contain high-fructose corn syrup and other sweeteners could one day get a fre...ient sweetener may be a healthier alternative than corn syrup due to its higher level of antioxidants, compounds which are believed to fight cancer, heart d...ASPB opposes proposed ban of GMOs in Humboldt county ballot measure M
...reason for this is that the genetically engineered corn is more effective in preventing a particular pest infestation. Genetically engineered rice, known as Golden Rice, with higher levels of beta carotene will address Vitamin A deficiencies in the diets of people in much of the developing world. Golde...Passage of GMO ban in San Luis Obispo would encourage use of harsh pesticides
...reason for this is that the genetically engineered corn is more effective at preventing injury from insects, which is associated with high levels of mycotoxins. Genetically engineered rice, known as Golden Rice, with higher levels of beta carotene is a new tool that can be used to address Vitamin A defic...Passage of Marin County GMO ban would encourage widespread use of harsh pesticides
...reason for this is that the genetically engineered corn is more effective at preventing injury from insects, which is associated with high levels of mycotoxins. Genetically engineered rice, known as Golden Rice, with higher levels of beta carotene is a new tool that can be used to address Vitamin A defic...Genetically engineered corn poses no immediate threat to Mexican crops
COLUMBUS, Ohio Genetically modified (GM) corn won't threaten native corn species in Mexico, according to a new report issued by the North American Free Trade Association (NA...Researchers discover new way to boost grain crops' drought tolerance
... environmental conditions. Gallie's research with corn opens the door to producing crops better able to withstand periodic losses in rainfall, including grains, which are the most important direct source of food for livestock and for a majority of humans. "Our discovery will assist farmers who depend on...UCSD biologists identify gene in corn plants that may have paved way for development of maize
...The recessive mutation leading to barren stalks in corn plants was first identified in 1928 from seeds collected in South America by early maize geneticists. Because the mutation so dramatically affected the reproductive parts of the plants, and because the development of maize involved changes in the arc...Vitamin E in plant seeds could halt prostate, lung cancer, says Purdue scientist
...naturally in walnuts, pecans, sesame seeds, and in corn and sesame oils, inhibits the proliferation of lab...ng walnuts and pecans, as are cooking oils such as corn and sesame oil. Though Jiang said she would be cautious about using food sources to slow pr...Chemical process developed to use cotton gin residue
...re." An Iowa firm that produces ethanol from corn is interested in developing the technology. If the... viable. Currently, the production of ethanol from corn receives subsidies to make it profitable. ...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...0% of the positive houseflies coming from a flaked corn shed. Ninety percent of the isolates contained genes indicating highly virulent strains. "Our study demonstrated that houseflies carry virulent E. coli O157:H7 in the farm environment primarily during the summer and may play an important role in t...National survey shows Americans are in the dark regarding genetically modified foods
...omponent from a genetically modified crop, such as corn starch, high-fructose corn syrup, canola oil, soybean oil, soy flour, lecithin, or cotton-seed oil. Despite the abundance of p...Physicists discover temperature key to avalanche movement
...ng from powdery snow to desert sands, from salt to corn flakes are granular materials. Physicists have known for many years that granular materials have many perplexing properties that make them behave at times liquid solids, liquids, and even gases. This new research reveals for the first time how to mea...DuPont's first biologically derived polymer receives global recognition
... make Bio-PDO TM , the key Sorona ingredient, from corn using a new biological process that requires over 40 percent less total energy than the traditional petrochemical feedstock. It will be commercially available in 2006. In 2003, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presented DuPont with its ann...Ancient olfaction protein is shared by many bugs, offering new pest control target
...ong the fruit fly, the medfly (a citrus pest), the corn earworm moth (which damages corn and tobacco), and Anopheles gambiae, the malaria mosquito. When the medfly, moth, and mosquito versi...'Blinding' an insect's sense of smell may be the best repellent
...t insects: the medfly, which is a citrus pest; the corn earworm moth, which damages corn, cotton and tomato crops; and the malaria mosquito, which targets humans. They found that one gene, shown to be responsible for the sense of smell in fruit flies, has the same function in these pest insects, which ar...Bugs, even 'bad' ones, can be educationally beneficial, new book says
... he describes are found in Illinois, including the corn rootworm. Other regional insects also are mentioned, such as the evergreen bagworm that spans the east coast of the United States and stretches westward to Nebraska and Louisiana. Other pests with wider ranges, such as disease-toting mosquitoes, prod...