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Science News March 24, 2007 Janet Raloff |
Planting the Seeds for Folate Enrichment Florida scientists have engineered tomatoes with 20 times the ordinary amount of folate, making them the most concentrated source of this important vitamin ever measured. |
Food Processing December 2008 |
Purple Tomatoes Rich in Anthocyanins New purple tomatoes could offer increased protection against a range of diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular disease. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter November 2001 David Schardt |
Genetically Engineered Foods: Are They Safe? Using biotechnology to produce food has enormous potential: safer pesticides and less harm to wildlife, more nutritious foods, and greater yields to help feed the world's hungry nations. It's the risks of dicing and splicing Mother Nature that are harder to get a handle on... |
Chemistry World April 25, 2007 Bea Perks |
Tomatoes Once Tasted Like Cucumbers Plant geneticists have identified a gene in wild tomatoes that would have made the fruit taste of cucumbers. The gene appears to have been inactivated as the plant was domesticated, they say. |
Wired May 2004 Richard Manning |
Super Organics Forget Frankenfruit - the new-and-improved flavor of gene science is Earth-friendly and all-natural. Welcome to the golden age of smart breeding. |
Chemistry World February 27, 2015 Maria Burke |
Traits not technology should govern EU GM laws, MPs say A UK government committee is calling for changes to EU rules on genetically modified crops. |
Chemistry World August 26, 2007 Michael Gross |
Grapevine Genome Reveals Wine's Flavour Secrets The genome of the grapevine, Vitis vinifera, has been decoded by scientists. The research reveals the genetic origins of certain aromas and health-promoting compounds in wine. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Grow Space-Saving Tomatoes If you only have a small garden, there are varieties of tomatoes that will fit perfectly into the space. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
When Good Tomatoes Go Bad Here's a list of eight of the most common tomato fruit problems not caused by insect or disease. |
Chemistry World January 18, 2009 Hayley Birch |
Plants reprogrammed to produce potential drugs Plants could one day function as factories for producing anti-cancer drugs, say US scientists. |
National Gardening Skip Richter |
A Tomato a Day May Keep the Doctor Away Apart from being a rich source of vitamins A and C, folic acid, and potassium, tomatoes have an additional beneficial nutrient. The compound lycopene, present in tomatoes and some other fruits and vegetables, is a powerful antioxidant that may help prevent cancer and other serious diseases. |
Food Processing April 2006 Frances Katz |
The magic in vegetables The scientific and marketing imperatives mount for working phytochemicals into your food products. |
National Gardening |
Choosing Tomato Varieties Healthy, vigorous tomato vines can produce a lot of fruit. But of the thousands of varieties available, how do you narrow your choices? |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Ties That Bind Quick, easy tomato tie-ups... |
AskMen.com Dustin Driver |
Genetically Modified Foods Before you make any snap judgments, take the time to learn what Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are. |
National Gardening Carolyn Male |
Tomato Diseases Forewarned is forearmed: how to read your tomato leaves. |
Salon.com October 19, 2001 Katharine Mieszkowski |
The genetically engineered pause that refreshes Corn chips and sodas are just two examples of today's "Frankenfoods," says the author of "Dinner at the New Gene Cafe"... |
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2010 Sarah C.P. Williams |
Switching Plants' Reproductive Methods The shipments of seeds that farms rely on at the beginning of each growing season could soon be a relic of the past. Scientists have discovered how to coax plants to clone themselves by altering their reproductive methods. |
Food Processing August 2008 |
Processed tomatoes may be healthier than fresh Despite advice that eating a whole food can be superior to eating a supplement or a processed food containing the vitamins or minerals of the real thing, the tomato is turning that dictum on its ear, reports the Detroit News. |
Food Processing October 2008 David Feder |
Ingredient Manufacturers Turn Powder Into Health Gold Fruit and vegetable powders, extracts and super-concentrates are making the "five-a-day" goal easier to attain. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Decoding Fruit Labels You may have noticed the individual stickers on many fruits in grocery stores. They're not just there to help checkout clerks record the price. The PLU numbered code on the stickers actually can tell you how the fruit was grown. |
HHMI Bulletin May 2010 Amber Dance |
Peering Back in Time Joseph P. Noel wants to use paleontology to learn how plants endured history's harsh climates and how to ready crops to face severe conditions in the future. |
This Old House March 27, 2001 Lynn Ocone |
Growing Perfect Tomatoes Treat yourself to one of the true pleasures of summer: your own homegrown tomatoes fresh from the vine... |
National Gardening Ben Watson |
Hybrid or Open Pollinated Is one type of vegetable seed better than another? |
Chemistry World April 29, 2014 Emma Stoye |
Tomatoes' cry for help turned into chemical weapon to battle insects Tomato plants not only take heed of their neighbours chemical 'warnings' but actually convert the signals into substances to defend themselves against imminent insect attack, researchers in Japan have discovered. |
Chemistry World May 5, 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Secret of Tasty Tomatoes Revealed Vine-ripened tomatoes are officially tastier than gas-ripened supermarket equivalents, and it's all down to their umami. Umami is gaining acceptance as the fifth basic taste (the others being bitter, salty, sour, and sweet). |
National Gardening National Gardening editors |
Leave Doomed Tomatoes on the Vine Plastic mulch is the quickest way to ripe fruit... |
Science News June 21, 2003 Janet Raloff |
Treaty is Imminent for Genetically Engineered Foods The new treaty, when it goes into force next September, will require that documentation accompany all shipments of GMOs to and through nations that ratified the treaty, which so far doesn't include the United States. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter June 2000 Michael F. Jacobson |
News From CSPI Critics and advocates of crops that are engineered to carry genes from other species are waging a battle royal. The public will hotly debate biotechnology for years to come. Our goal should be to throw out any dirty bathwater, but not the baby. |
BusinessWeek August 1, 2005 |
The Side Effects of Drugged Crops The Union of Concerned Scientists' Margaret Mellon explains the group's concerns about the dangers genetically altered food poses. |
National Gardening Deborah Wechsler |
Growing Giant Tomatoes All about growing really humongous plants and tomatoes |
AskMen.com Sebastien Stefanov |
Are Modified Foods Dangerous? What foods are potentially dangerous, what are the risks and how can consumers protect themselves against this new industry? |
DailyCandy May 8, 2006 |
Peaches & Herb AeroGarden is a self-contained nursery that allows you to harvest your own vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit without the usual strain and effort. |
Bio-IT World July 14, 2004 Karen Hopkin |
'Omics: The NextGeneration Researchers in industry and academia are cataloging collections of biochemical compounds (metabolomics) to determine how they respond when organisms are challenged by drugs, disease, or stress (metabonomics). |
National Gardening Jack Ruttle |
Weird Tomatoes Heirloom tomatoes offer diverse characteristics and are easy to grow. Five top heirlooms are suggested. |
AskMen.com May 2, 2012 |
Stay Young Have you ever heard of resveratrol? Neither had we. It's the plant compound found in red wine, said to help prevent cancer and diabetes. Now it may even prolong your life. |
National Gardening |
Insect Pests of Tomatoes Here's some basic information on several widespread pests that, like you, hanker for tomatoes. |
National Gardening |
Tomato Problems Some problems with tomatoes are not caused by insects or diseases. Here are a few common problems. |
AskMen.com Dustin Driver |
Healthy Seasonal Eating The following fruits and veggies are in their prime for healthy seasonal eating during the summer months in North America, and they'll be tasty and affordable at your local supermarket. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Tomato Brush-off For stocky tomato plants, shake 'em... |
AskMen.com Steven Shaw |
Easy Ways To Eat 5 Fruits & Veggies A Day Add a few of these tips into your daily routine, and you'll be doing your body a huge favor. |