News tagged with sativa
Weeding out marijuana: Researchers close in on engineering recognizable, drug-free Cannabis plant
Sep 15, 2009 |
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In a first step toward engineering a drug-free Cannabis plant for hemp fiber and oil, University of Minnesota researchers have identified genes producing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive substance in marijuana. ...
A potential anti-ulcer herb medicine: Rocket 'Eruca sativa'
May 07, 2009 |
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Gastric ulcer is an illness that affects a considerable number of people worldwide. Although the introduction of proton-pump inhibitors to the classic anti-ulcer therapy has revolutionized treatment of peptic ulcers and other ...
An herbal extract inhibits the development of pancreatic cancer
Apr 19, 2009 |
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An herb recently found to kill pancreatic cancer cells also appears to inhibit development of pancreatic cancer as a result of its anti-inflammatory properties, according to researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson. ...
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200,000 rice mutants available worldwide for scientific investigation
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Scientists across the world are building an extensive repository of genetically modified rice plants in the hope of understanding the function of the approximately 57,000 genes that make up the genome of Oryza sativa. The ...
Rice that 'Snaps, Crackles and Pops' with Protein
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Scientists in the United States and India are reporting development of a high-protein variety of rice, dietary staple for half the world’s population. The study is scheduled for the Jan. 23 issue of ACS’ Journal of Agricultural an ...
Traditional herbal medicine kills pancreatic cancer cells, researchers report
May 19, 2008 |
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An herb used in traditional medicine by many Middle Eastern countries may help in the fight against pancreatic cancer, one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer at Jefferson in Philadelphia ...
Alternative Renewable Bio-Fuel Sources: Camelina Sativa and Switchgrass
Sep 15, 2008 |
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INEOS Enterprises of the UK has entered into a partnership agreement with Great Plains-The Camelina Company for the purpose of expanding their bio-diesel enterprises world-wide. Great Plains-The Camelina ...
Medical marijuana moves mainstream
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 06, 2009 |
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David Goldman has a chronic headache, but help is on the way. A driver arrives at his apartment and rings the doorbell, checks Goldman's ID card, then hands over a small bag of marijuana.
Rice domestiction confiirmed genetically
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Sep 08, 2006 |
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Biologists from Washington University in St. Louis and their collaborators from Taiwan have examined the DNA sequence family tree of rice varieties and have determined that the crop was domesticated independently ...
Cannabis alters human DNA
Jun 16, 2009 |
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A new study published by University of Leicester researchers has found "convincing evidence" that cannabis smoke damages DNA in ways that could potentially increase the risk of cancer development in humans.
HIV-1 protease inhibitor induced oxidative stress in pancreatic B-cells: thymoquinone protection
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana have discovered that the HIV-1 protease inhibitors (PIs), such as nelfinavir included in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimen ...
Camelina jet fuel could cut carbon emissions by 84 percent
Jul 15, 2009 |
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The seeds of a lowly weed could cut jet fuel's cradle-to-grave carbon emissions by 84 percent.
Experimental weight-loss drug cuts appetite, burns more energy
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 08, 2008 |
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The first clinical studies of an experimental drug have revealed that obese people who take it for 12 weeks lose weight, even at very low doses. Short-term studies also suggest that the drug, called taranabant—the second ...
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