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Unique Adaptations to a Symbiotic Lifestyle Reveal Novel Targets for Aphid Insecticides
April 18, 2012 — Biologists have potential new targets for aphid-specific insecticides. Aphids' diet of plants' sugary sap is limited in nitrogenous essential amino acids. To solve this problem, the aphid must use a ... > full story -
Big Doses of Vitamin C May Lower Blood Pressure
April 18, 2012 — Taking large doses of vitamin C may moderately reduce blood pressure, according to an analysis of years of research. But the researchers stopped short of suggesting people load up on ... > full story -
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Jars of Baby Food Very Low in Micro-Nutrients, UK Study Suggests
April 13, 2012 — The micro-nutrient content in commonly used ready-made baby meals contain less than a fifth of the recommended daily supply of calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron and other minerals, new research ... > full story -
Genetic Adaptation of Fat Metabolism Key to Development of Human Brain
April 12, 2012 — About 300,000 years ago humans adapted genetically to be able to produce larger amounts of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. This adaptation may have been crucial to the development of the unique ... > full story -
Nutrient and Toxin All at Once: How Plants Absorb the Perfect Quantity of Minerals
April 12, 2012 — In order to survive, plants should take up neither too many nor too few minerals from the soil. New insights into how they operate this critical balance have now been determined. The researchers ... > full story -
Electronics: Low-Temperature Method Could 'Grow' Transparent Zinc Oxide Films for Displays and Solar Cells
April 12, 2012 — A low-temperature method could be used to 'grow' transparent zinc oxide films for use in displays and solar ... > full story -
New Technique Determines Which Patients With Homocystinuria Are Most Likely to Respond to Vitamin B6 Treatment Based on Their Genotypes
April 9, 2012 — A new technique, surrogate organism genetics, has been used to “swap” yeast genes with human genes sequenced from patients with homocystinuria to determine the gene variants likely to ... > full story -
Special Class of Natural Fats Stimulates Immune Cells to Fight Diseases
April 2, 2012 — A special class of fatty molecules is essential for activating a unique group of early-responding immune cells. This study sheds light on how recognition of fatty molecules by immune cells could ... > full story -
Grey Seals in Baltic Sea Consume as Much Fish as the Fishing Industry Catches, Research Finds
April 2, 2012 — The grey seals in the Baltic Sea compete for fish with the fishing industry. The seals locally eat about the same quantities of cod, common whitefish, salmon, sea trout and eel as those taken by ... > full story -
Protective Gene Discovered in Fat Cells
April 1, 2012 — In a finding that may challenge popular notions of body fat and health, researchers have shown how fat cells can protect the body against ... > full story
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