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Invasive Nettle Moth Triggers Hawaii Research
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Like children everywhere, kids in Hawaii love to run barefoot through tall grass. But an invasive pest called the nettle moth caterpillar can take the fun out of this simple childhood pleasure, ...
Melon research sweetened with DNA sequence
Jun 26, 2009 |
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People smell them, thump them and eyeball their shape. But ultimately, it's sweetness and a sense of healthy eating that lands a melon in a shopper's cart.
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A ton of bitter melon produces sweet results for diabetes
Mar 27, 2008 |
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Scientists have uncovered the therapeutic properties of bitter melon, a vegetable and traditional Chinese medicine, that make it a powerful treatment for Type 2 diabetes.
Antioxidant ingredient proven to relieve stress
Sep 14, 2009 |
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A dietary ingredient derived from a melon rich in antioxidant superoxide dismutase enzymes has been shown to relieve stress. In a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial, published in BioMed Central's open access ...
Rare whales die beached in South Florida
Mar 30, 2006 |
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Three rare, deep-dwelling whales that became beached Wednesday on Florida's South Hutchinson Island reportedly have been euthanized.
Cucumber genome published
Nov 02, 2009 |
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The genome of the cucumber has been sequenced by an international consortium lead by Chinese and U.S. institutions. The annotated genome is published online Nov. 1 by the journal Nature Genetics.
Cantaloupe recall continues to expand
Mar 31, 2008 |
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The recall of Honduran-grown cantaloupes now includes the Dole Food Co., Bounty Fresh LLC, Spokane Produce Inc., and Chiquita Brands International Inc.
A gene for sexual switching in melons provides clues to the evolution of sex
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Aug 07, 2008 |
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A newly discovered function for a hormone in melons suggests it plays a role in how sexual systems evolve in plants. The study, conducted by French and American scientists, appears in the latest issue of the journal Science.
In Brief: SK Telecom, Warner in music venture
May 10, 2006 |
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SK Telecom has formed a joint venture with Warner Music that will develop music and entertainment delivery for South Korea's booming digital music business.
Patenting melon juice? Not if India gets its way...
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Fed up with foreign companies patenting traditional medicine from India, the country's top scientific body is compiling a giant database of everything from yoga positions to medicinal fruit juice.
Diet could reduce onset of eye disease by 20 percent
Feb 18, 2009 |
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University of Liverpool scientists claim that the degeneration of sight, caused by a common eye disease, could be reduced by up to 20% by increasing the amount of fruit, vegetables and nuts in the diet.
Navy sonar blamed for whale stranding
Apr 28, 2006 |
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Experts say U.S. Navy sonar may have caused the stranding of 200 deep-diving melon-headed whales in a Hawaiian bay in 2004, but the Navy won't take the blame.
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