Scientists have identified two food additives with previously unrecognized estrogen-like effects. One of the additives, 4-hexylresorcinol, is used to prevent discoloration in shrimp and other shellfish. Credit: National Cancer Institute, Renee Comet Two food additives with previously unrecognized estrogen-like effects in two food additives Chemical Research in Toxicology Scientists in Italy are reporting development and [...]
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Kiwifruit Genetic Mapping, Sex Chromosomes Found
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. It has previously been suggested that, among the kiwifruit plant’s small (<1um) chromosomes, lie a pair of X/Y-like chromosomes that result in its [...]
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Fossil Footprints Pick up Ancient Man’s Trail in Africa
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Antioxidants in Midwestern black raspberries influenced by production site
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As China battles a tainted milk scandal that has killed four children and sickened another 50,000+, U.S. officials continue to reassure Americans the products are not on store shelves here. In China, an investigation turned up the industrial chemical melamine in infant formula made by at least three companies there. The situation has triggered outrage [...]
New research confirms that eating eggs boosts a healthy weight loss plan. The study was published online in the International Journal of Obesity shows that eating two eggs for breakfast, as part of a reduced-calorie diet, helps overweight adults lose more weight and feel more energetic than those who eat a bagel breakfast of equal calories. This [...]