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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...

Scientists genetically engineer tomatoes with enhanced folate content

Leafy greens and beans aren't the only foods that pack a punch of folate, the vitamin essential for a healthy start to pregnancy. Researchers now have used genetic engineering--manipulating an organism's genes--to make tomatoes with a full day's worth of the nutrient in a single serving. The scientists published their results in this week's online edition of the journal PNAS, Proceedings o...
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Creating a public service for multimedia content

Founded amid the clamor and managing to duck the hype of peer-to-peer networking, Mike Homer's Kontiki has evolved into a rich media delivery platform based on a "grid network" to accelerate the delivery of video and audio content. A skilled market reader and a clever product director, Homer has guided Kontiki around the land mines of P2P, digital rights managemen...

High-content screening of GPCR activation with MetaXpress, AcuityXpress and the Transfluor assay system

By Susan Catalano, Ph.D., Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Sylvia de Bruin, Joe Bosworth, Ph.D., Neal Gliksman, Ph.D., Kimberly Best, Ph.D. and Paula Rickert, Ph.D., Molecular De...

Is Z' factor the best assessment for the quality of cellular assays delivering higher content?

Amersham Biosciences UK Limited, Amersham Place, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire HP7 9NA England As high throughput imaging systems, analysis al...

Some Madisonians content without city wireless

, a division of Georgia-based Cellnet Technology, Inc., manages Madison's Wi-Fi system, which was launched in the downtown area as free trial service i...

Discontent grows over Wisconsin's Internet taxes

Republican lawmakers have called into question the state's right to charge taxes on Internet access and purchases. In his upcoming budget proposal, Governor Jim Doyle, a Democrat, has suggested charging sales taxes on more types of online purchases, such as music downloads. At the same time, Wisconsin maintains its 14-year-old tax on access to the Internet, despite a federal law passed l...

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Compulsory testing for heavy metal content in herbal medicines

In response to reports of heavy metal contamination in herbal/ayurvedic medicines, testing of levels of such substances// would be made mandatory January 1, 2006. The Indian Government has already issued a notification to test products for heavy metals. However, this testing is only meant for products meant for export. It is likely to be extended to products sold in the country as well....

Export Of Ayurvedic Medicines Affected Due To High Heavy Metal Content

The export of Ayurvedic medicines from India has suffered a set back following the testing by the Canadian Government that has revealed alarmingly high levels of heavy metals in the exported traditional medicinal preparations. // More than 18 different Ayurvedic medicines have been tested by the Health Canada, a part of the Canadian government’s health department. The analysis has hi...

Mexican candies with lead content banned

Department of Health Services would be banning Mexican candies with lead contents for sale in United States. Following reports of high levels of lead// in Mexican candies the Officials have banned the sale of Mexican brand of candies with high amount of lead. It is known that there are more than 100 brands of Mexican candies sold and the Government is planning to have stringent quality c...

Variability in fat content of fast food geographically!

If you thought that McDonalds’ in USA serves the same fries as the outlet in Paris then take out time and// think!According to a study by three Danish doctors, fat levels varied and also levels of unsaturated fatty acid known as "trans fat" in foods purchased at McDonald's Corp and KFC fast food chains in 20 countries. According to the staggering research published in this week's Ne...

Fat Content In McDonald’s & KFC's Foods Varies From Country To Countr

According to a new study, it has been found that the fries and chicken nuggets served at McDonald’s and KFC restaurants contains trans fat, which is never the // same and varies from country to country. The study, published by Steen Stender and colleagues in the April 13 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine found that "the content of trans fatty acids varied from less than 1 gr...

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DNA Content/Cell Cycle Analysis, Breast (Paraffin)

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DNA Content/Cell Cycle Analysis, Miscellaneous

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DNA Content/Cell Cycle Analysis, Colon

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DNA Content/Cell Cycle Analysis, Prostate

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