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How late is too late to break bad habits?
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Research linking bad habits such as smoking and the direct impact on a senior's health will be presented during the American Geriatrics Society's Annual Meeting April 29 - May 3 in Chicago, IL. The study followed more than ...
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Study provides additional evidence that potato chips should be eaten in moderation
Feb 13, 2009 |
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A new study published in the March 2009 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by Marek Naruszewicz and colleagues from Poland suggests that acrylamide from foods may increase the risk of heart disease. Acrylamide has be ...
Low level herbicide use can damage potato reproduction
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Currently, plant testing in the United States to determine potential ecological risks from chemical pesticides to nontarget plants requires two tests, both of which use immature plants. Protection of the plant development ...
Scientists map potato genome, hope to improve crop yield
Sep 24, 2009 |
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It's been cultivated for at least 7,000 years and spread from South America to grow on every continent except Antarctica. Now the humble potato has had its genome sequenced.
Bacterium Identified as Potato Disease Culprit
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Studies tying a new species of Candidatus Liberibacter bacteria to zebra chip (ZC) disease in potato should speed efforts to better protect the tuber crop from costly outbreaks.
Lays classic chips recalled in north Texas
Dec 11, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of 2,460 1.5-ounce bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips in northern Texas because of a labeling error.
Potato blight plight looks promising for food security
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Over 160 years since potato blight wreaked havoc in Ireland and other northern European countries, scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) finally have the blight-causing pathogen ...
Spud origin controversy solved
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May 15, 2007 |
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Molecular studies recently revealed new genetic information concerning the long-disputed origin of the “European potato.” Scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of La Laguna, and the International ...
Purple sweet potato means increased amount of anti-cancer components
Jun 29, 2009 |
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A Kansas State University researcher is studying the potential health benefits of a specially bred purple sweet potato because its dominant purple color results in an increased amount of anti-cancer components.
Using DNA, scientists hunt for the roots of the modern potato
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Jan 29, 2008 |
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More than 99 percent of all modern potato varieties planted today are the direct descendents of varieties that once grew in the lowlands of south-central Chile. How Chilean germplasm came to dominate the modern potato-which ...
Gene silencing used to make better potato
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Dec 18, 2006 |
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The Russet Burbank potato may soon be replaced by the Ranger Russet potato as the United States' top potato for french fries.
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