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Worried About Arsenic In Your Apple Juice? Thank Dr. Oz

... arsenic, though, which is not the kind you might find a tomato plant leaf, does not pass through the body as readily as the natural ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 10 2025 - 11:56am - 0 attachments

This Earth Day, Thank A Chemist

... does not mean it is biologically relevant. A leaf on a tomato plant contains hundreds of chemical compounds, many of them ... with arsenic but don't worry about getting poisoned by a tomato. Earth Day anti-science activists hate science, but they ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 18 2024 - 9:17am - 0 attachments

Running The Race Against Famine

... Solaneous - Eggplant, hot pepper, sweet pepper, tomato Cucurbits - cucumber, melon, pumpkin, squash, watermelon Root ...

Blog Post - Norm Benson - Feb 10 2023 - 9:53am - 0 attachments

The Calorie Is Broken - And That's Why Dieting Doesn't Always Work

... a chocolate-chip scone, vanilla yoghurt and a can of tomato juice. The staff weigh and bag each item, sometimes adding an extra ... centre, samples of the meatloaf, mashed potatoes and tomato juice have been incinerated in the lab’s bomb calorimeter. “We ...

Article - Mosaic Science - Nov 18 2022 - 2:19pm - 0 attachments

Hexenyl Butyrate: Volatile Compound Found In Tomato Plants Protects Against Bacteria

Tomato plants emit a volatile compound named hexenyl butyrate  which can ... be tackled. According to the study, treatment of tomato plants with this compound causes the closing of the stomata and protects ... in corn, alfalfa, citrus and tobacco families. The treated tomato plants are also more tolerant to drought. They have also confirmed its ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 14 2019 - 10:51am - 0 attachments

Mars Is Nothing Like The New World - Easier To Grow Your Tomatoes On Mount Everest

... , commercial  strawberries ,  tomato ,  tomatillo Melons:  Chayote ,  ...

Article - Robert Walker - Nov 14 2016 - 8:42am - 0 attachments

More Tomatoes, Faster: Accelerating Tomato Engineering

... Gupta developed a better method for "transforming" a tomato--a process that involves inserting DNA into the tomato genome and growing a new plant. By adding the plant hormone auxin to the ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 31 2016 - 6:54pm - 0 attachments

Virus Attracts Bumblebees To Infected Plants By Changing Scent

... cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) alters gene expression in the tomato plants it infects, causing changes to air-borne chemicals - the scent - ... in the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens, surrounded by tomato plants -- some infected with Cucumber Mosaic Virus, and some that are ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 13 2016 - 9:37pm - 0 attachments

Supplement Claims To Shut Off Cravings For High-Calorie Foods

... , the volunteers were given a bowl of pasta with tomato sauce, and asked to eat as much as they like. When participants drank ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 2 2016 - 7:30am - 0 attachments

Wild Parents' Genomes Reveal Complex Genetic Past For Garden Variety Petunias

... the genomes obtained in the last few years, such as tomato, potato and pepper, and will be mined by the research community for many ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 13 2016 - 10:46am - 0 attachments