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05/01/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Cruising the jet stream: Surprising study reveals how bacteria and viruses from the planet’s surface end up in different environments
If you know the children’s tale, Henny Penny, then the phrase, “The sky is falling!” might be the best way to describe the findings of a study recently published in the ISME Journal: According to new research, the sky is virtually filled with bacteria and viruses – with a number of them falling to the surface every day. […]
04/03/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Wild blueberry juice provides cardioprotective effects for people at risk for type-2 diabetes
Blueberries aren’t just for sweet cheesecakes; it can also protect the heart of people who may have had too much of it. A study published in BMC Nutrition revealed that wild blueberry juice has cardioprotective effects which can improve the condition of people with type-2 diabetes. The study, led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and researchers […]
04/03/2018
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By Ralph Flores
What is the right amount of nitrogen in agriculture? Not enough contributes to hunger, too much damages the environment
Nitrogen is essential in crop production, but it comes with a caveat: Use too much of it, and you risk polluting the environment; use too little, and you risk limiting your crop yield. This was also the focus of an article that appeared in the journal Nutrient Cycling in Agrosystems. The paper, led by researchers from […]
03/13/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Bacteria-eating viruses may be effective at eliminating foodborne pathogens; could be used to prevent food poisoning
Bacteriophages are not only limited to healthcare, but it can also be used in the food industry, according to a study. The findings, published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology, suggest that phages can be used to treat foodborne pathogens and reduce food poisoning. Researchers from Seoul National University and the University of Helsinki focused […]
02/19/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Natural bacteria-killing viruses in the bladder may prove more effective at clearing UTIs than antibiotics
Our body is home to a lot of organisms besides our cells. While some of them may be pathogenic, waiting for a chance to strike, most of them help us out a lot. A case in point: A recent study has reported that bacterial viruses called bacteriophages (or phages for short), which infect and replicate […]
02/13/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Scientific analysis of the health benefits of digestive pills made from black nightshade
Research that was recently published in the IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT) studied the production of a digestive pill that contains Solanum nigrum — commonly known as the black nightshade — as its primary ingredient. The paper, authored by Bimal Bibhuti from the Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology, and Sciences (SHUATS) in India, noted that the […]
02/11/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Stressed-out cacao trees produce more nutritionally potent chocolate – new research
A bite of your favorite chocolate bar can take off the stress for most people – studies have already looked into it – but research has shown that putting cocoa trees under stress can lead to better-tasting chocolate. In particular, drought and other weather conditions have more impact on cocoa production than how the tree themselves are grown. The […]
02/08/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Another danger for coral reefs: Plastic trash transports microorganisms that spread disease across the ocean floor
The phrase “deep, blue sea” may slowly become a thing of the past, as more seas and oceans are being filled up with waste plastic. Its adverse effects have surely been felt by nearly all marine life, but a team of international researchers led by Cornell University has discovered one more unfortunate effect of plastic. They found out that plastic waste […]
02/05/2018
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By Ralph Flores
St. John’s wort: A scientific review of its remarkable antibacterial and antioxidant properties
In a recently published study, researchers from the Mu?la S?tk? Koçman University and Mehmet Akif Ersoy University in Turkey have found that extracts from the Hypericum perforatum L. (commonly known as St. John’s wort) have antibacterial, antioxidant, and antimutagenic (prevents the alteration of a genetic material in a cell) properties. The study, which was published in the African Journal of […]
02/05/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Upcycled: Wastewater from olive mills can be transformed from a pollutant into a biofuel and bio-fertilizer
Researchers have developed an environment-friendly process to convert wastewater from producing olive oils into biofuel and fertilizer, as published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. The study, led by researchers from the Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse and RITTMO Agroenvironment in France and the Water Research and Technologies Centre and the Higher Institute of Sciences and Technology for […]
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