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Progressive starch products for industry from Finland
New raw materials are proving a technological leap in packaging. view more (2004-08-24)
How to augment starch production in plants
The issue (31 august) of the US scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), one of the most prestigious in the world, carries an article on important aspects related to a molecule (ADPglucose) which is required for plants to produce starch. view more (2004-09-22)
Important factors involved in the synthesis of starch in plants
The classic model for explaining the biosynthesis of starch in plant leaves has been seriously called in to question. view more (2005-10-24)
Environmentally friendly plastic film of potato starch
Plastic made of potato starch is a promising material for packaging, which is a big new application for starch plastics. This is shown in Ã"¦sa Rindlav-Westling's doctoral dissertation, which was carried out in Paul Gatenholm's research team in polymer technology at Chalmers University of... view more (2002-04-08)
Plants grow bigger and more vigorously through changes in their internal clocks
Hybrid plants, like corn, grow bigger and better than their parents because many of their genes for photosynthesis and starch metabolism are more active during the day, report researchers from The University of Texas at Austin in a new study published in the journal Nature. view more (2008-11-24)
Scientists Discover What Plants Do During Long Winter Nights
In research published today scientists at the John Innes Centre (JIC), Norwich(1), report on what plants do during the hours of darkness. During daylight hours plants use the energy from sunlight to power the production of food (sugar) from carbon dioxide and water. This process (photosynthesis) is... view more (2003-12-29)
SEX4, starch and phosphorylation
Energy from the sun and carbon dioxide fuel photosynthesis in plants and algae, making life on earth possible. Carbon that is fixed by plants is converted to starch and sucrose, which are utilized by plants for energy and to build biomass. view more (2008-06-26)
Contraceptive pill produced from potato toxin
Dutch researcher Patrick Vronen from Wageningen University has investigated several methods for converting toxins in high-starch potatoes into a raw material for steroid hormones used, for example, in contraceptive pills. The molecular structure of the potato toxin solanidine, which is found in... view more (2003-06-24)
Obesity Crisis in Insects? Not a Problem, Says Expert
Ever seen a fat insect? Probably not. Dr. Spencer Behmer may have the answer why, and that could have implications for what is billed as the current human obesity epidemic. view more (2006-09-22)
Wheat bran can double the benefits of a high fibre diet in cancer prevention
The research team studied the intestinal and fecal contents of 24 pigs, because their digestive systems most closely resemble ours. The pigs were fed typical Western style diets, high in refined fats and sugars, and then either had their food supplemented with resistant starchsuch as that found in... view more (1999-11-15)
Early origins of maize in Mexico
The ancestors of maize originally grew wild in Mexico and were radically different from the plant that is now one of the most important crops in the world. view more (2008-06-30)
UK research leads to world-leading drug delivery technology
There is an unmet need to deliver drugs specifically to the colon (large intestine) in a reliable and controlled way. This new technology involves a drug coating consisting of ethycellulose and amylose, which is only digested by microbial amylase enzymes which are present in the colon. Drugs... view more (1998-08-06)
Defining gene's role may lead to prevention of dangerous corn toxin
Discovery that a specific gene is integral to both fungal invasion of corn and development of a potentially deadly toxin in the kernels may lead to ways to control the pathogen and the poison. view more (2008-03-26)
Chemistry & Industry Issue 6 Cover Date 18 March 2002 - Functional Foods Special
NEWS Bayer reshuffles management (p4) Bayer`s plans to reassign top management responsibilities, as it prepares to re-invent itself as a strategic holding, have led to a second casualty. Thought-controlled devices possible, reveal monkey tests (p5) Monkeys have been able to use thought to control a... view more (2002-03-13)
Novel sugar-to-hydrogen technology promises transportation fuel independence
The hydrogen economy is not a futuristic concept. The U.S. Department of Energy's 2006 Advance Energy Initiative calls for competitive ethanol from plant sources by 2012 and a good selection of hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles by 2020. view more (2007-05-23)
Extra gene copies were enough to make early humans' mouths water
To think that world domination could have begun in the cheeks. That's one interpretation of a discovery, published online September 9 in Nature Genetics, which indicates that humans carry extra copies of the salivary amylase gene. view more (2007-09-10)
Mechanism for the captation of nutrients in plants- unknown to date
Up to now it was thought that nutrients penetrated the interior of plant cells by means of substance-specific transporters. Nevertheless, researchers at the Agrobiotechnology Institute at the Public University of Navarra have shown that the nutrients (saccharose, amino-acids, etc.) penetrate the... view more (2005-05-06)
UMaine researcher puts new date on early agriculture
Research by UMaine researcher Dan Sandweiss places cornmeal on the menu for native Americans much earlier than previously believed. view more (2006-03-02)
Snow made from potatoes
Films set in snow-laden winter landscapes cannot always be produced in the dead of winter. Until now, expensive artificial snow had to be imported from Hollywood to obtain the desired effects. In addition, it is always a laborious task to remove the splendid white chips made from polyethylene film... view more (2002-12-20)
A more efficient process to create polystyrene packaging
Polystyrene foam is widely used in a variety of applications, including building insulation, packaging and drinking cups. These different types of foam are all commercially produced from a single starting material - high-density spherical beads of expandable polystyrene (EPS). The beads are... view more (2004-07-14)
Scientists identify gene that may contribute to improved rice yield
A team of scientists, including Penn State Distinguished Professor of Biology Hong Ma, has identified a gene in rice that controls the size and weight of rice grains. view more (2008-09-29)
Yam bean a nearly forgotten crop
The Yam bean originated where the Andes meet the Amazon and is locally grown in South and Central America, South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific. view more (2007-09-17)
Super blackcurrants with boosted vitamin C
Scientists are working with the company behind the popular British fruit drink Ribena to boost the vitamin C content of blackcurrants in a move that would be a major benefit to consumers and farmers. view more (2006-08-01)
Right breakfast bread keeps blood sugar in check all day
If you eat the right grains for breakfast, such as whole-grain barley or rye, the regulation of your blood sugar is facilitated after breakfast, lunch, and dinner. view more (2007-09-06)
Cattle fed distiller's grains maintain flavor and tenderness of beef
The availability and use of wet distiller's grains in beef finishing diets continues to increase as the ethanol industry expands, and some Texas AgriLife Research scientists are trying to determine if that will affect consumers' meat purchases. view more (2008-10-23)
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