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Pectin power
Oct 13, 2008 |
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Scientists have found a new possible explanation for why people who eat more fruit and vegetables may gain protection against the spread of cancers.
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Apple pectin, apple juice extracts shown to have anticarcinogenic effects on colon
Mar 26, 2008 |
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The apples and apple juice you consume may have positive effects in one of the most unlikely places in the body – in the colon. New research has demonstrated that both apple pectin and polyphenol-rich apple juice components ...
Study finds common component of fruits, vegetables kills prostate cancer cells
Aug 20, 2007 |
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A new University of Georgia study finds that pectin, a type of fiber found in fruits and vegetables and used in making jams and other foods, kills prostate cancer cells.
Looking at methane sources in the right light
May 27, 2008 |
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Plants store one greenhouse gas, but emit another. Whereas they bind carbon dioxide, they release methane - albeit in small quantities. This has now been confirmed by scientists from the Max Planck Institute ...
Clues to How Plants Form New Cell Walls Could Aid Biofuels, Nanotechnology
Feb 27, 2008 |
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When plant cells divide, they assemble molecular building blocks into new cell walls made of carbohydrate and protein, but scientists know almost nothing about how this process occurs. A team of researchers including Maura ...
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