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Tomato juice keeps emphysema from developing in new model; Lycopene cited
Feeding tomato juice to mice kept them from developing emphysema after cigarette smoke exposure that was long enough to induce emphysema in a control group, Japanese researchers report in February issue of the American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. view more (2006-01-09)
Parasitic plants sniff out hosts
Parasitic plants do not haphazardly flail about looking for a host but sense volatile chemicals produced by other plants and identify potential hosts by their emissions. view more (2006-09-29)
Bacterial protein mimics host to cripple defenses
Like a wolf in sheep's clothing, a protein from a disease-causing bacterium slips into plant cells and imitates a key host protein in order to cripple the plant's defenses. view more (2005-12-23)
Mushrooms as good an antioxidant source as more colorful veggies
Portabella and crimini mushrooms rank with carrots, green beans, red peppers and broccoli as good sources of dietary antioxidants, Penn State researchers say. view more (2006-06-27)
Worried about prostate cancer? Tomato-broccoli combo shown to be effective
A new University of Illinois study shows that tomatoes and broccoli—two vegetables known for their cancer-fighting qualities—are better at shrinking prostate tumors when both are part of the daily diet than when they're eaten alone. view more (2007-01-16)
True colors are in the brain of the beholder
Pictures of brain waves that reveal our ability to see colour could provide a new objective way to diagnose and monitor diseases that affect human colour perception. view more (2006-08-10)
Certain form of tomatoes could be key to prostate cancer prevention
New cancer research from the University of Missouri suggests that eating a certain form of tomato product could be the key to unlocking the prostate cancer-fighting potential of the tomato. view more (2008-05-30)
Scientists expand microbe 'gene language'
An international group of scientists has expanded the universal language for the genes of both disease-causing and beneficial microbes and their hosts. view more (2007-03-02)
New Bacteria Test Could Improve Quality of Fruit and Vegetable Juice
Increasingly, consumer products, especially food and beverage products, are being scrutinized for better quality. view more (2007-05-10)
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. view more (2007-03-07)
Plant pathologists evaluate eco-friendly alternatives to methyl bromide
Alternatives to a powerful pesticide that was found be an ozone depletor are now being evaluated in agricultural production areas of Florida, say plant pathologists with USDA's Agricultural Research Service. view more (2005-06-14)
Purple tomatoes: The richness of antioxidants against tumors
Researchers from the John Innes Centre in Norwich, Great Britain, in collaboration with other European centres participating to the FLORA project, have obtained genetically modified tomatoes rich in anthocyanins, a category of antioxidants belonging to the class of flavonoids. view more (2008-10-27)
Salt of the Earth
A yeast gene responsible for salt tolerance has successfully been used to grow tobacco in a salty environment lethal to most plants. Dr Janey Henderson and Professor Phil Harris from Coventry University inserted the halotolerance gene HAL1 from yeast into a tobacco plant. HAL1 has previously been shown to confer salt tolerance in transgenic tomato... view more... (2001-04-04)
FDA finds no strong link between tomatoes and reduced cancer risk
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review has found only limited evidence for an association between eating tomatoes and a decreased risk of certain cancers. view more (2007-07-11)
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute to develop Tomato Metabolite Database
A researcher at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech is developing a database and computational tools to help scientists learn more about how certain genes in tomatoes affect the crop's flavor and nutritional value. view more (2006-04-07)
Bioinsecticide for combating a pest that affects the tomato and the green bean
The research project is called "Characterisation of isolated multiple Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus for its development as an active material in bioinsecticides". view more (2005-09-02)
No magic tomato? Study breaks link between lycopene and prostate cancer prevention
Tomatoes might be nutritious and tasty, but don't count on them to prevent prostate cancer. view more (2007-05-17)
Red alert! How disease disables tomato plant's 'intruder alarm'
How a bacterium overcomes a tomato plant's defences and causes disease, by sneakily disabling the plant's intruder detection systems, is revealed in new research out today (4 December) in Current Biology. view more (2008-12-05)
Bioinsecticide for controlling plagues in greenhouses
Developing a bioinsecticide that is more effective than pesticides for controlling pests in greenhouses is the aim of the project undertaken by a research team from the Public University of Navarre and commissioned by the Almer'a Fruit & Vegetable Exporters Association (COEXPHAL). Biological efficiaciousness The COEXPHAL Association of the... view more... (2004-06-16)
New method for testing condition of seeds
Wageningen UR develops method for testing condition of seeds Flow-cytometry, the technique for studying large numbers of individual cells in a fluid, can be combined with the use of special fluorescent colouring agents to form a valuable method of determining the health of seeds and seed consignments. This is shown in the thesis with which... view more... (2001-04-03)
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