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Blue bananas: Ripening bananas glow an intense blue under black light
Oct 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ripe bananas are of course yellow. However, under black light, the yellow bananas are bright blue, as discovered by scientists at the University of Innsbruck (Austria) and Columbia University ...
The power of bananas revealed
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Jan 14, 2008 |
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The thought of powering your house on banana waste may sound a little unrealistic, but, two years ago, UQ researcher, Associate Professor Bill Clarke, proved it was a possibility.
Georgia goes bananas
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Feb 26, 2009 |
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Bananas, known most often as a healthy, convenient food, are also popular ornamental plants in the southern United States. Banana plants are highly prized by many as one of the most beautiful ornamentals used ...
Consumption of fruits may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease
Jan 30, 2008 |
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Apples, bananas, and oranges are the most common fruits in both Western and Asian diets, and are important sources of vitamins, minerals, and fiber. A new study in the Journal of Food Science explores the additional health ...
The Cavendish banana could be wiped out
Aug 14, 2005 |
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The Cavendish, the version of the banana that tops most U.S. cereal bowls, is being wiped out by fungus.
A fruit a day may keep Alzheimer's away
Feb 07, 2008 |
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Eating more apples, bananas and oranges just may help stave off such neurodegenerative diseases as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, suggests a new Cornell study published online in the Journal of Food Science.
Vegetable Scales With A Mind Of Their Own
Aug 14, 2008 |
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What was the number you were supposed to enter for the chili-pepper on the self-service scales? Was it 67 or 76? And the number for the bananas? The latest self-service scales automatically recognize what ...
Bananas Gone Bad Glow Blue in UV-Light
Sep 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nicholas Turro of Columbia University, Bernhard Krautler of the University of Innsbruck, Austria and their colleagues have found that, as chlorophyll ages and begins to disintegrate in banana ...
Chimps, like humans, focus on faces
Jul 23, 2009 |
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A chimp's attention is captured by faces more effectively than by bananas. A series of experiments described in BioMed Central's open access journal Frontiers in Zoology suggests that the apes are wired to res ...
Heatwave encourages banana plant to fruit for the first time in Cambridge
Aug 01, 2006 |
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A banana plant in the grounds of a Cambridge college is fruiting for the first time – offering further proof that the British summer is turning more tropical.
Potassium loss from blood pressure drugs may explain higher risk of adult diabetes
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that a drop in blood potassium levels caused by diuretics commonly prescribed for high blood pressure could be the reason why people on those drugs are at risk for developing type ...
Fruit and vegetable waste clogs landfills
Apr 09, 2008 |
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About 4.4 million uneaten apples are being thrown away each day in Britain, creating a mountain of landfill waste, a report reveals.
Study: African fruit is untapped resource
Jan 31, 2008 |
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A report suggests native African fruits are an untapped resource that could help combat malnutrition and boost rural development on the African continent.
Aquaculture's growth seen as continuing
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Jan 02, 2009 |
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Aquaculture production of seafood will probably remain the most rapidly increasing food production system worldwide through 2025, according to an assessment published in the January 2009 issue of BioScience. The assessment, by Jam ...
New Spray Improves Plants' Cold Tolerance
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Jul 08, 2008 |
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Studies indicate a spray co-developed by a University of Alabama scientist increases plants’ tolerance of cold temperatures by several degrees.
