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Grape-Seed Extract Kills Laboratory Leukemia Cells, Proving Value Of Natural Compounds
December 31, 2008 — An extract from grape seeds forces laboratory leukemia cells to commit cell suicide. Researchers found that within 24 hours, 76 percent of leukemia cells had died after being exposed to the ... > full story -
Grazing Animals Help Spread Plant Disease
December 29, 2008 — Researchers have discovered that grazing animals such as deer and rabbits are actually helping to spread plant disease -- quadrupling its prevalence in some cases -- and encouraging an invasion of ... > full story -
What Are Protective Effects Of Anti-Ricin A-Chain Aptamer?
December 29, 2008 — A group from New York University School of Medicine investigated the therapeutic potential of an RNA ligand (aptamer) specific for the catalytic ricin A-chain (RTA), the protective effects of a ... > full story -
Extreme Weather Boosts Antioxidant Levels In Soybean Seeds
December 28, 2008 — Scientists have found that weather and climate play key roles in levels of a family of antioxidants tucked inside soybean ... > full story -
New Soybean Variety Sets Sights On Japanese Soyfoods Market
December 28, 2008 — A new small-seed soybean variety that was developed for the lucrative Japanese soyfoods market has been released by Agricultural Research Service ... > full story -
Asian Grasslands May Hold Global Promise To Restore Grasslands In Arid Areas
December 28, 2008 — Grazinglands in the Asian steppes and the rangelands in the western United States share similar climates, vegetation, land-use practices and problems. So an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) ... > full story -
Genetic Roots Of Cacao Trees Traced
December 28, 2008 — By examining the DNA of cacao trees, scientists have traced the genetic roots of the key ingredient in ... > full story -
Organic Weed Control: Scientists Serve Up Mustard Meal To Tame Weeds
December 28, 2008 — Sinalbin, the same compound that gives white mustard its pungent flavor, could also prove useful in fighting ... > full story -
Shade Coffee Benefits More Than Birds
December 22, 2008 — Here's one more reason to say 'shade grown, please' when you order your morning cup of coffee. Shade coffee farms, which grow coffee under a canopy of multiple tree species, not only harbor native ... > full story -
Re-Introduction Of Plant In Danger Of Extinction Successfully Monitored Over 10 Years For First Time Ever
December 19, 2008 — An international team of researchers has carried out the first long-term study into the demographic dynamics of naturally-occurring and artificially-introduced plants of the same species. By using ... > full story
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