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Brine-Loving Microbes Reveal Secrets to Success in Chemically Extreme Environments
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have completed the first study of microbes that live within the plumbing of deep-sea mud volcanoes in the Gulf of Mexico, where conditions may resemble those in extraterrestrial ...
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Lost in the supermarket?
Jun 19, 2008 |
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[B]Why the 'cheap food revolution' hasn't reached poor countries[/B] Most people don't think twice as they pass spring apples from the southern hemisphere as they enter the supermarket, but they are participating in a c ...
China's food economy benefits small, poor farmers
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Beijing, China - January 7, 2009 - One of the most significant changes in China's agricultural economy over the past fifteen years has been the rise of horticulture. During this same time period, modern supply chains have ...
Increasing food quality risks are affecting global food supply chain
Mar 06, 2008 |
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A new study from the Journal of Supply Chain Management illustrates the real potential for contamination of globally sourced foods and proposes a conceptual framework of supply chain quality management.
NYC considers new move to fight fat
Oct 30, 2006 |
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The New York City Board of Health is considering a move that will take some of the joy out of eating comfort food like tacos, pizza and French fries.
Food habits of the poor unchanged by NY calories law: study
Oct 06, 2009 |
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A New York City law requiring restaurant chains to display calorie counts has not changed eating habits among poorer people, a study released Tuesday said.
'Eatin' (not so) good in the neighborhood'
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Living without a car in close proximity to fast food restaurants is associated with excess body mass index and weight gain, according to a University of Pittsburgh study available online and published in the September issue ...
Number of fast-food restaurants in neighborhood associated with stroke risk
Feb 19, 2009 |
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The risk of stroke increases with the number of fast-food restaurants in a neighborhood, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2009.
Research measures movement of nanomaterials in simple model food chain
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 31, 2008 |
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New research in Nature Nanotechnology shows that while engineered nanomaterials can be transferred up the lowest levels of the food chain from single celled organisms to higher multicelled ones, the amount ...
Food peptides activate bitter taste receptors
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Jan 22, 2008 |
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Researchers from the Monell Center and Tokyo University of Agriculture have used a novel molecular method to identify chemical compounds from common foods that activate human bitter taste receptors.
Scientists show respect for some parasites
Jul 12, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists are showing more respect for some parasites that have been found to be surprisingly important in food webs.
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