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Surprising Evolutionary History of Our Oral Bacteria

May 11, 2021
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Jena, Germany — Living in and on our bodies are trillions of microbial cells belonging to thousands of bacterial species – our microbiome. These microbes play key roles in human health, but little...

Dietary Amino Acid Determines the Fate of Cancer Cells

April 27, 2021
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Tokyo, Japan — A research group at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) has discovered molecular events that determine whether cancer cells live or die. With this knowledge, they...

New Pig Brain Maps Facilitate Human Neuroscience Discoveries

April 9, 2021
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Urbana, IL — When scientists need to understand the effects of new infant formula ingredients on brain development, it’s rarely possible for them to carry out initial safety studies with human...

Mouse Models of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Display Metabolic Dysfunction

April 7, 2021
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Ottawa, ON — Mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders possess unique, sex-specific metabolic dysfunctions, according to a new study in eNeuro. Understanding the unique metabolic effects of each...

Scientists Developed a Safe and Cheap Technology of Disinfection of Packed Eggs

April 7, 2021
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Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia — Russian researchers have developed an inexpensive, safe, and reliable packed eggs surface disinfection technology. This technology helps to kill bacteria, including salmonella,...

Scientists Created Edible Food Films for Food Packaging

March 24, 2021
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Yekaterinburg, Russia — An international group of scientists from India and Russia has created edible food films for packaging fruits, vegetables, poultry, meat, and seafood. Films consist of natural...

What Brings Olfactory Receptors to Cell Surface

March 18, 2021
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Freising, Germany — A team of scientists led by Dietmar Krautwurst from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich has now identified address codes in odourant...

Meeting the Meat Needs of the Future

March 3, 2021
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Tokyo, Japan — Humans are largely omnivores, and meat in various forms has always featured in the diet of most cultures. However, with the increasing population and pressure on the environment, traditional...

Green Tea Compound Aids Tumor-Suppressing, DNA-Repairing Protein

February 15, 2021
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Troy, NY — An antioxidant found in green tea may increase levels of p53, a natural anti-cancer protein, known as the “guardian of the genome” for its ability to repair DNA damage or destroy...

Probiotics or Prebiotics? Exploring the Complex World of ‘Gut’ Health

February 5, 2021
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Columbia, MO — A healthy person has a general balance of good and bad bacteria. But that balance is thrown off when someone gets sick. So, to help boost their levels of good bacteria, many people take...

Dishing Up 3D Printed Food, One Tasty Printout at a Time

February 4, 2021
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Singapore — Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) have developed a new...

Building a Corn Cob – Cell by Cell, Gene by Gene

January 27, 2021
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Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Corn hasn’t always been the sweet, juicy delight that we know today. And, without adapting to a rapidly changing climate, it is at risk of losing its place as a food...

Study Helps Understand Why Kids of Obese Mothers may be Susceptible to Metabolic Diseases

January 27, 2021
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São Paulo, Brazil — A Brazilian study published in the journal Molecular Human Reproduction helps understand why obese mothers tend to have children with a propensity to develop metabolic disease during...

Stealing the Spotlight in the Field and Kitchen

January 21, 2021
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Madison, WI — Plant breeders are constantly working to develop new bean varieties to meet the needs and desires of the food industry. But not everyone wants the same thing. Many consumers desire...

Scientists Identify Nutrient that Helps Prevent Bacterial Infection

January 18, 2021
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Bethesda, MD — Scientists studying the body’s natural defenses against bacterial infection have identified a nutrient–taurine–that helps the gut recall prior infections and kill invading...

Researcher Boosts Vegetable Oil Production in Plant Leaves

December 18, 2020
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Columbia, MO — Since antiquity, cultures around the world have been extracting vegetable oil from plants to use as food and fuel. Some vegetable oils have important health benefits, including lowering...

Gut Microbiota Plays a Role in Brain Function and Mood Regulation

December 14, 2020
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Paris, France — Depression is a mental disorder that affects more than 264 million people of all ages worldwide. Understanding its mechanisms is vital for the development of effective therapeutic strategies....

Reductive Stress in Neuroblastoma Cells Aggregates Protein and Impairs Neurogenesis

December 10, 2020
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Birmingham, AL — Cells require a balance among oxidation-reduction reactions, or redox homeostasis. Loss of that balance to create oxidative stress is often associated with neurodegeneration. Less...

Blackcurrants are Favourable for Glucose Metabolism

December 4, 2020
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Kuopio, Finland — Blackcurrants have a beneficial effect on post-meal glucose response, and the required portion size is much smaller than previously thought, a new study from the University of Eastern...

Discovery of Plant Amyloids could Help Create Varieties with Improved Seed Quality

December 3, 2020
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St Petersburg, Russia — Thanks to this work, as the journal Trends in Plant Science recently noted, it is now known that functional amyloids serve biological functions in representatives of almost...

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