News tagged with starch
Ancient popcorn discovered in Peru
People living along the coast of Peru were eating popcorn 1,000 years earlier than previously reported and before ceramic pottery was used there, according to a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Ac ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Second-generation ethanol processing cost prohibitive: study
Costs for second-generation ethanol processing, which will ease the stress on corn and sugarcane, are unlikely to be competitive until 2020, according to a unique Queen's University study.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Generating ethanol from lignocellulose possible, but large cost reductions still needed
The production of ethanol from lignocellulose-rich materials such as wood residues, waste paper, used cardboard and straw cannot yet be achieved at the same efficiency and cost as from corn starch. A cost comparison has concluded ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Vitamins may hitch a protected ride on corn starch
(Medical Xpress) -- Vitamins and medications may one day take rides on starch compounds creating stable vitamin-enriched ingredients and cheaper controlled-release drugs, according to Penn State food scientists.
May 11, 2011 |
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Study finds Neanderthals ate their veggies
A US study on Monday found that Neanderthals, prehistoric cousins of humans, ate grains and vegetables as well as meat, cooking them over fire in the same way homo sapiens did.
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Dec 27, 2010 |
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Could the ingestion of 'modified' starch be a new malaria vaccine strategy?
There is no efficient vaccine against malaria, although nasal and oral vaccination seems to be the most promising and suitable solution in countries where the parasite Plasmodium, which causes the disease, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 23, 2010 |
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Breeding potatoes with improved properties
It is possible to breed potatoes in such a way that they produce new types of starch for use as a new and improved plant-based raw material in the construction, paper, glue, fodder and food industries. These ...
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Researchers find corn starch solution can help shape solid materials
New York University researchers have developed a method to shape solid materials using a corn starch solution. The process, devised by researchers in NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Department of Physics, ...
Nov 04, 2010 |
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Prehistoric man ate flatbread 30,000 years ago: study
Starch grains found on grinding stones suggest that prehistoric man may have consumed a type of bread at least 30,000 years ago in Europe, US researchers said.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 19, 2010 |
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Ancient Humans Left Evidence from the Party that Ended 4,000 Years Ago
(PhysOrg.com) -- The party was over more than 4,000 years ago, but the remnants still remain in the gourds and squashes that served as dishware. For the first time, University of Missouri researchers have ...
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Jul 21, 2009 |
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Gluten-free diets help many
For 20 years, Maurie Ange of El Cerrito, Calif., suffered from chronic belly aches. A decade ago, she was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome and told to exercise more and increase her fiber intake. But the pain, bloating ...
May 22, 2009 |
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Researchers find the earliest evidence of domesticated maize
Maize was domesticated from its wild ancestor more than 8700 years according to biological evidence uncovered by researchers in the Mexico's Central Balsas River Valley. This is the earliest dated evidence ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 23, 2009 |
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ASU genetics research sheds light on evolution of the human diet
Diet - and how it has shaped our genome - occupies much of an evolutionary scientist's time. Anne Stone, associate professor of anthropology in Arizona State University's School of Human Evolution and Social Change, will ...
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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