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Analysis of Wild Tomatoes Elucidates Genetic Basis Underlying Fruit Traits

September 29, 2020
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Gatersleben, Germany — Domestication and subsequent intensive breeding of tomato had a major impact on fruit ripening and the myriad metabolic processes accompanying it. In result, modern tomato cultivars...

Newly Identified Gene Grants Tomatoes Resistance to Bacterial Speck Disease

September 3, 2020
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Ithaca, NY — Bacterial speck disease, which reduces both fruit yield and quality, has been a growing problem in tomatoes over the last five years. Because the culpable bacterium, Pseudomonas syringae,...

Research Finds Daily Cranberry Intake Associated with Reduced H. Pylori Infection Rates

August 18, 2020
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Wareham, MA — A new clinical trial found consuming cranberry juice containing 44 mg of proanthocyanidins (or “PACs”) per 240-mL serving twice daily for eight weeks resulted in a 20% reduction...

Discovers a New Role for a Well-Known Molecule as a Plant Hormone

August 17, 2020
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College Park, MD — Researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have discovered an entirely new role for a well-known plant molecule called ACC, providing the first clear example of ACC acting on...

Changes in Farming Urgent to Rescue Biodiversity

July 21, 2020
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Göttingen, Germany — Over 360 scientists from 42 countries – led by the University of Göttingen and Westlake University China – call for transition of food production systems to agroecological...

Turmeric could have Antiviral Properties

July 20, 2020
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London, UK — Curcumin, a natural compound found in the spice turmeric, could help eliminate certain viruses, research has found. A study published in the Journal of General Virology showed...

Study Suggests Pickled Capers Activate Proteins Important for Human Brain and Heart Health

July 15, 2020
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Irvine, CA — A compound commonly found in pickled capers has been shown to activate proteins required for normal human brain and heart activity, and may even lead to future therapies for the treatment...

Antioxidants in Corn Line Could Aid Human IBD Protection, Therapy

July 10, 2020
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State College, PA — Flavonoids from a specific line of corn act as anti-inflammatory agents in the guts of mice with an inflammatory-bowel-disease-like condition, according to a team of researchers...

Feeds of the Future

July 2, 2020
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Göttingen, Germany — Worldwide there is a growing demand for animal products for human nutrition, despite vegan and vegetarian diets becoming more popular in Western countries. Changing diets necessitate...

How Bacteria Fertilize Soya

June 3, 2020
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Zürich, Switzerland — Plants need nitrogen in the form of ammonium if they are to grow. In the case of a great many cultivated plants, farmers are obliged to spread this ammonium on their fields as...

Mats Made from Nanofibers Linked to Red Wine Chemical could Help Prevent Oxidation

May 7, 2020
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College Station, TX — Spoiling foods, souring wine and worsening wounds have a common culprit — a process called oxidation. Although the ill effects of these chemical reactions can be curtailed...

New Dual-Action Coating Keeps Bacteria from Cross-Contaminating Fresh Produce

April 23, 2020
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College Station, TX — Over the course of their journey from the open fields to the produce displays at grocery stores, fresh vegetables and fruits can sometimes become contaminated by microorganisms....

Coffee Changes Our Sense of Taste, Study Finds

April 22, 2020
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Aarhus C, Denmark — Sweet food is even sweeter when you drink coffee. This is shown by the result of research from Aarhus University. The results have just been published in the scientific journal...

Scientists Invented New Way of Creating Meat Analogs

April 21, 2020
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Kaliningrad, Russia — Worldwide focus meat analogs keeps increasing to start producing vegetable protein non-cholesterol products containing essential amino acids. Extrusion is the best way to texture...

Drinking Green Tea may Help with Food Allergies

April 9, 2020
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Nagano, Japan — Research findings suggest gut microbes can effect allergic immune responses. Tasuku Ogita who has recently joined Shinshu University is an expert on teas and their effects on gut bacteria....

Better Plant Edits by Enhancing DNA Repair

April 9, 2020
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Thuwal, Saudi Arabia — A new genome editing system enhances the efficiency of an error-free DNA repair pathway, which could help improve agronomic traits in multiple crops. Genome editing involves...

Coffee Grounds Show Promise as Wood Substitute in Producing Cellulose Nanofibers

April 7, 2020
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Yokohama, Japan — Researchers at Yokohama National University (YNU) meticulously examined cellulose nanofibers extracted from spent coffee grounds, identifying them as a viable new raw source. The...

Researchers Discover a Novel Chemistry to Protect Our Crops from Fungal Disease

March 30, 2020
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Exeter, UK — Pathogenic fungi pose a huge and growing threat to global food security. Currently, we protect our crops against fungal disease by spraying them with anti-fungal chemistries,...

New Research Finds Infant Cereal Consumption is Associated with Improved Nutrient Intake

March 12, 2020
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Arlington, VA — An investigation of infant feeding patterns found infants and toddlers consuming baby cereal, such as rice cereal, had higher intakes of key nutrients of concern, such as calcium, magnesium,...

Daily Avocado Consumption Improves Attention in Persons with Overweight, Obesity, Study Shows

March 12, 2020
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Champaign, IL — A diet including daily avocado consumption improves the ability to focus attention in adults whose measurements of height and weight are categorized as overweight or obese, a new randomized...

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