Sunflowers Could Hold the Key to New Class of AIDS Drugs
Scientists at the University of Bonn in Germany have come up with what could be a potential AIDS drug. They have found that a substance present in sunflowers prevents // the AIDS virus from replicating in cell cultures. It is not yet known if this would also apply to the actual disease. The substance called as 'DCQA' has been the sole hope of producing a new class of AIDS drugs. But thi...Oleic-acid-rich Sunflowers Give Trans-fat Alternative - Study
Oil from genetically modified sunflowers has increased stability against oxidation, giving them a longer shelf life, as well as having// an improved health profile, suggests new research. However, while the news of another potential trans-fat replacement oil will be readily accepted in the US, public concerns over genetically modified food sources seem certain to present a barrier to...