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| A wild grass found in Asia and Africa may be the solution to providing an alternative to fossil fuels blamed in global warming. Miscanthus, a perennial plant, is an ideal plant for producing ethanol at a lower cost than that of corn, which is currently the most widespread source of bioethanol. The grass, being used as an ornamental plant in the US, is thought to produce yields 5-10 times greater than that of corn.
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| Scientist for the first time, were able to observe damage being sustained by DNA under ultraviolet light. This is generally a common reaction among the multitude of reactions that are linked to sunburn, and discovered that the key reaction occurs in picoseconds. Scientists are studying UV damage to understand the role it plays in sunburn and diseases such as skin cancer. |
Contrary to widespread claims that garlic may be a cure-all for lowering “bad” cholesterol levels, researchers at the Stanford Prevention Research Center in California have claimed that a study of 192 individual subjects show that eating the pungent bulb raw or in supplement form has no effect on lowering cholesterol levels. Despite laboratory studies that may show such tendencies, there has been no proof to show it reacts in the body the same way, according to their paper published in Archives of Internal Medicine. |
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