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Created on Thursday, 20 December 2012 17:11
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A plant may start to prime its defenses as soon as it gets a whiff of a male fly searching for a mate, according to Penn State entomologists. Once tall goldenrod plants smell a sex attractant emitted by true fruit fly males, they appear to prepare chemical defenses that make them less appealing to female flies that could damage the plants by depositing eggs on them, the researchers said. "It's bec
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Created on Thursday, 20 December 2012 15:39
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Juicy. Extremely Sweet. Visually attractive. Easy to peel. Low seeded. These are the fine qualities that mark 'KinnowLS,' the latest citrus variety released by researchers at the University of California, Riverside. Large-sized for a mandarin, the fruit has an orange rind color. The rind is thin and extremely smooth. The 10-11 segments in each fruit are fleshy and deep orange in color. '
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Created on Saturday, 17 November 2012 18:31
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Environmental technology or envirotech, also called green technology or clean technology, applies theories from environmental science, green chemistry, environmental monitoring and energy conservation to provide better ways for humans to interact with the world. Green technology is apart of sustainable development. Recycling, water purification, air purification, sewage treatment, environ
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Created on Tuesday, 13 November 2012 16:07
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Written by Lisa Garber
Eating a cup of legumes a day can lower blood pressure in individuals with Type 2 diabetes, thereby reducing their risk of heart disease, according to new research published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.
Added Benefits of Diet with Legumes
The researchers measured the blood pressure, blood fat, blood glucose, and hemoglobin A1C levels of 121 diabetes patients for the study. For the
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Created on Tuesday, 13 November 2012 16:00
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Written by Anthony Gucciardi
It’s not as colorful or alluring as many fruit and vegetable superfood varieties, but garlic is actually one of the most powerful healing foods that you can include in your daily diet. I’ve written about garlic in the past, specifically covering the many ways in which this common food can protect against cancer and infections. While significant (and extremely easy to take advantage of), these are onl
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Created on Monday, 12 November 2012 19:30
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Written by Elizabeth Renter
Turmeric, it gives curries their smoky, pungent taste and gorgeous yellow hue. But this root is far more than just tasty—it’s one of the most valuable plant-based medicines in existence. Research has connected turmeric to a variety of wonderful benefits, including and especially the promotion of liver health.
The Role of Turmeric in Restoring the Liver
According to a new study in the Journal of t
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Created on Monday, 12 November 2012 19:23
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Written by Anthony Gucciardi
Cheap organic foods? In the face of global economic struggle, the issue of personal finance is at the heart of the average consumer. But do you really have to shed an exorbitant amount of your money to purchase organic foods over conventional? The answer is no, and there is a surprisingly large amount of high quality organic foods that are quite cheap — even when considering low income families. Eve
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Created on Monday, 12 November 2012 19:16
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Written by Lisa Garber
It’s a wonder people spend billions of dollars on woefully ineffective and even harmful pharmaceuticals when our own spice racks contain so much natural healing power. And now, many recent studies back the millennia-old claims that spices have powerful healing properties. Here are 5 organic spices possessing amazing healing properties to bolster your well-being and protect you from illness and dise
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Created on Monday, 12 November 2012 19:09
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Written by Anthony Gucciardi
A little-known plant with a truly bizarre name is now making headlines as a cancer killer, with the compound of the plant vanishing tumors in mice with pancreatic cancer. Known as the ‘thunder god vine’ or lei gong teng, the Chinese plant is actually integrated into Chinese medicine and has been used for ages in remedying a number of conditions including rheumatoid arthritis. According to t
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