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Gold kiwifruit each day reduce cold symptoms

(Medical Xpress) -- Adding gold kiwifruit to your diet may lead to less suffering from symptoms of common illnesses such as colds, research suggests.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Better to eat kiwifruit than to take vitamin C supplements

(Medical Xpress) -- University of Otago, Christchurch, researchers have found that a natural fruit source of vitamin C – kiwifruit – is vastly superior to a purified supplement form.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 27, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

The curious chromosomes of a curious fruit

Incipient sex chromosomes have been found in New Zealand's eponymous export, the kiwifruit. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have mapped the kiwifruit genome and pin-pointed the sex-determining locus. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Digital microscope revolutionizes climate research

A ground breaking intelligent digital microscope developed at Massey University looks set to revolutionize climate research.

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Genetic data promises new future for kiwi fruit

Kiwifruit lovers can look forward to new, novel forms of their favourite fruit thanks to the release this week of crucial genetic data which fruit breeders say will help them naturally breed new varieties with increased health ...

Biology /

created Jul 31, 2008 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Oxygen trick could see organic costs tumble

A simple, cheap treatment using just oxygen could allow growers to store organic produce for longer and go a long way towards reducing the price of organic fruit and vegetables, reports Lisa Richards in Chemistry & Industry.

Chemistry /

created Jun 11, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Natural Chemical Found in Strawberries Boosts Memory in Healthy Mice

Mothers have long exhorted their children to eat their fruit and vegetables. But once kids are beyond mom’s watchful eye, the hated greens often go the way of Barbie dolls and power rangers. Now, there’s another reason to ...

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created Oct 18, 2006 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Red kiwi poised to make a healthy debut

First there was green, then yellow and now red-fleshed kiwifruit. A team of researchers in Italy and New Zealand has found that a newly developed variety of red-fleshed kiwifruit contain anthocyanins, bright red pigments ...

Other Sciences /

created Nov 09, 2005 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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