There are several chemicals used today in "antibacterial" personal care and hygiene products which are toxic to the human body. Perhaps the most toxic is one named triclosan. Triclosan is a controversial chemical linked to hormonal ...
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Many health-minded individuals understand that eating fried or overcooked foods is unhealthy due to the chemical transition of normally stable fats to trans fats that have been shown to dramatically increase heart attack risk. Researchers ...
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Those who play reed instruments -- clarinets and saxophones -- can get "saxophone lung" from the instrument if it is not properly cleaned, U.S. researchers say. In a case study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and ...
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More and more consumers and corporations are touting the benefits of "local" foods, often described as "sustainable," "healthy," or "natural." According to the trade publication, Sustainable Food News, "local" as a marketing claim, has ...
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Reckless overuse of synthetic fertilizers is creating an ecological catastrophe, warns a recent feature in Grist magazine. In traditional farming, the nitrogen available in the soil imposes a strict limit on how much food can be grown. ...
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A ban on State purchases of vegetable oil processed from imported rapeseeds is to protect domestic farmers' economic interests and does not mean the government is concerned about the safety of genetically modified food, an industry insider ...
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Clontech Laboratories, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Takara Bio, announced the launch of the SMARTer Stranded RNA-Seq kit for strand-specific RNA-Seq from low-input RNA samples. The SMARTer Stranded RNA-Seq kit combines Clontech ...
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According to a new survey released Oct. 21, a majority of Americans are concerned about pesticides in their food supply. The survey of 1,000 Americans conducted by Lindberg International on behalf of Stonyfield, Londonderry, NH, the world's ...
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The DuPont BAX System has been certified by the AOAC Research Institute as a Performance Tested Method (PTM) for detecting Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) in beef trim and ground beef. "With this certification, our entire portfolio of ...
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American government organization Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded $66m for 33 energy projects under two programs to provide sustainable technologies in the US. The first program, Modern Electro/Thermochemical ...
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Hempel introduced Hempaguard, a groundbreaking hull coating concept for the shipping industry that offers outstanding resistance to fouling during idle periods and significant fuel savings, according to the company, The new patented ...
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TruLite LED has officially released their latest update and adjustment to spectral output for their LED plant grow lights. Through continuous research and development of their solid state chip configuration, yields just keep getting better. ...
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Pathogenica has received the CE mark for its HAI BioDetection kit that runs on the Ion PGM benchtop sequencer. HAI BioDetection CE-IVD kit is a qualitative in vitro test designed for the rapid identification of bacterial organisms and ...
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Just imagine the situation when you were not able to treat your wastewater properly and it's blocked all your plumbing systems as well as the septic tanks. You will be needed to call for the services that can take care of such situations. ...
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Webbing is an extraordinary and reasonable approach to move vast objects. Anyway how would you pick between polyester and nylon webbing? Both offer profits that you may as well acknowledge. They won't scratch, damage, or ruin the things ...