Are rice and wheat behind China's population boom?
The rapid growth of the earliest cities in northern China starting as far back as 2400 to 2000 BC is the result of successful rice farming combined with other crops, says University of Toronto anthropologist Gary Crawford. Although we often associate rice with Chinese agriculture, most archeologists have, until recently, thought it was exclusively millet that was the most important food as...Wild grasses and man-made wheats advance research capabilities
Getting resistance to the latest biotype of greenbug or rust in wheat may require some bridge building. "We're looking for new unique sources of resistance to var...Virginia Tech helping to develop higher quality, disease-resistant wheat varieties
Researchers at Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are part of consortium of public wheat breeders and scientists that have been awarded $5 million from the USDA to enable routine use of modern breeding technologies to produce higher quality, disease-resistant wheat. "For the past two decades, an intensive amount of molecular research has been conducted wherein chromos...More than drought affecting wheat yields
Wheat producers have more than the drought cutting into their yields this year, said two Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers. Dr. Tom Allen, Experiment Station assistant research scientist and plant disease diagnostician, saw more than 150 wheat samples sent to the Great Plains Diagnostic Network lab this growing season, in addition to 400-plus samples the plant pathology sta...Wheat gene may boost foods' nutrient content
Researchers at the University of California, Davis; the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and the University of Haifa in Israel have cloned a gene from wild wheat that increases the protein, zinc and iron content in the grain, potentially offering a solution to nutritional deficiencies affecting hundreds of millions of children around the world. Results from the study will be reported in the...Wheat Germ Phosphatase, Acid, Unconjugated from Sigma-Aldrich
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Description:...CIO Leadership Series: Greg Smith, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare
Smith, senior vice president and CIO of the faith-based healthcare system, has plenty of insights into the business side of the Wheaton shop...Wheaton to implement electronic health records
Wheaton, a Catholic, not-for-profit healthcare ministry, will use a suite of software developed...Wheaton Franciscan and GE Medical Sign 5-Year $100 Million Contract
WAUKESHA, Wis. - The Wheaton Franciscan System and GE Medical Systems recently signed a five-year $100 million alliance that extends their collaboration in the medical field. The Wheaton Franciscan System, a Catholic heath care and housing service provider, will receive access to s Performance Solutions; a p...Earlier Introduction of Solid Foods in Infants Could Prevent Wheat Allergy
According to the medical parlance it has become mandatory for the doctors to recommend the mothers of newborns to feed them exclusively on breast milk //alone for the first six months, excluding any solid foods. But that notion has now been strongly challenged by a new study, saying that feeding the babies on cereals in the earlier part may be helpful to overcome the food allergies. J..."Low calorie" wheat variety for diabetics
Scientists at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have developed a new variety of wheat, which will be beneficial for diabetics because of its low caloric// content. Food products that keep in check cholesterol levels in blood can be developed from this new 'Dicoccum' variety of wheat. The All India Coordinated Research Project at the Dharwad center of Universi...Wheaton College Affected By Mumps Outbreak
An outbreak of mumps has affected seven students at Wheaton College and has caused affected students to be sent home. The first case was identified on September 7. Mumps causes// swollen glands close to the jaw and fever, headache or muscle aches. "We think we have a good handle on things, and we are monitoring the situation closely," said Dr. Rashmi Chugh, medical officer for the DuP...Whole Wheat, Wholesome for Pregnant Women and Their Offspring
A new study has established the wholesomeness of whole wheat as a diet for pregnant women, capable of reducing breast cancer risk in the offspring.// Dr Leena Hilakivi-Clarke of Georgetown University in Washington DC and her colleagues examined the benefits of dietary changes on pregnant rodents and studied its implictions on the babies’ health. These results could well mimic the occu...Buckwheat IgE (Fagopyrum esculentum)
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