Where science meets fiction: the dark history of eugenics
The scientist and author Dr Adam Rutherford looks at how the study of genetics has been warped for political endsIt ’s a quirk of history that the foundations of modern biology – and as a consequence, some of the worst atrocities of the 20th century – should rely so heavily on peas. Cast your mind back to school biology, and Gregor Mendel, whose 200th birthday we mark next month. Though Mendel is invariably described as a friar, his formidable legacy is not in Augustinian theology, but in the mainstream science of genetics.In the middle of the 19th century, Mendel (whose real name was Johann – Gregor was his August...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 19, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Adam Rutherford Tags: Genetics Biology Science Race Source Type: news
AHA News: Tiny Sprouts Provide Big Nutrition
TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Move over baby carrots and petite peas. Even tinier vegetables are catching on as go-to healthy foods.
Microscale vegetables, a growing food category that includes sprouted seeds, are... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 7, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Eat Your Peas: Vegetarian Diets Found Healthy for Children Eat Your Peas: Vegetarian Diets Found Healthy for Children
Results from a Canadian longitudinal cohort found no clinically meaningful differences in height, growth, or biochemical measures of nutrition in young children on vegetarian and nonvegetarian diets.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
"Peas in a pod": Clustering minorly injured trauma patients together during their hospitalization results in decreased hospital costs and fewer inpatient complications - Bauman ZM, Cemaj S, Patel N, Raposo-Hadley A, Saxton K, Evans CH, Waibel B, Cantrell E.
This study's purpose was to explore the benefits of trauma patient clustering, hypothesizing these patients will have decreased costs and better outc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Hair growth treatment with ingredients from PEAS
Ashleigh Barnes, 36 an NHS mental nurse from Manchester, used to take pride in her thick, luscious locks and formerly worked as a hair model, but clumps started falling out after her divorce. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pretty Peas: Doc, Wife Ask Community to Eat Better Pretty Peas: Doc, Wife Ask Community to Eat Better
Vascular surgeon Rizwan Bukhari and his wife are on a mission to educate the Dallas –Fort Worth community on the benefits of a plant-based diet.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - December 15, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
South Africa: Tiger Brands Recalls Millions of Canned Products
[allAfrica] Over 20 million canned products including beans, sweetcorn, peas and spaghetti produced by Tiger Brands' Koo and Hugo have been recalled following the detection of defective side seams in cans. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 26, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Photorhabdus Virulence Cassette as a causative agent in Photorhabdus asymbiotica
(Science China Press) PVC effectors Pdp1 (a new family of widespread dNTP pyrophosphatase effector in eCIS) and Pnf (a deamidase effector) are loaded inside the inner tube lumen in a " Peas in the Pod " mode. Moreover, Pdp1 and Pnf can be directly injected into J774A.1 murine macrophage and kill target cells by disrupting dNTP pools and actin cytoskeleton formation, respectively. The results provide direct evidence of how PVC cargoes are loaded and delivered directly into mammalian macrophages. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 13, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Bee-impersonating flies show pollinator potential
(Washington State University) An observational study found that out of more than 2,400 pollinator visits to flowers at urban and rural farms in in Western Washington about 35% of were made by flies -- most of which were the black-and-yellow-striped syrphid flies. For a few plants, including peas, kale and lilies, flies were the only pollinators observed. Bees still made the majority, about 61%, of floral visits, but the rest were made by other insects and spiders. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 22, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
A minty-fresh solution: Using a menthol-like compound to activate plant immune mechanisms
(Tokyo University of Science) Certain chemicals can activate the innate defense mechanisms of plants, and researchers at the Tokyo University of Science are working on ways to use such chemicals as alternatives to harmful agricultural pesticides. These researchers have found that a compound derived from menthol can boost the expression of defense-related genes in soybeans, corn, peas, and other crop species. This finding may pave the way to green agricultural technologies that shield crops from pests while minimizing damage to the environment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 28, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Legumes research gets flexitarian pulses racing with farming guidance
Plant more bean-like crops in Europe and consider ‘healthy diet transition’ to beat climate crisis, say scientistsAdding the likes of peas, lentils, beans, and chickpeas to your diet, and farming more of them, could result in more nutritious and effective food production with large environmental benefits, scientists have found.Researchers calculated a “nutritional density” unit for different types of crops. They found that swapping cereals for leguminous plants in European crop rotations provided more nutrient-rich produce for both animal and human consumption. Thanks to the way that legumes grow, it also reduced s...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 13, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Sofia Quaglia Tags: Farming Agriculture Green deal and energy companies obligation (ECO) Diets and dieting Environment Health Science UK news World news Life and style Source Type: news
Crop rotations with beans and peas offer more sustainable and nutritious food production
(Frontiers) Adding more legumes, such as beans, peas and lentils, to European crop rotations could provide nutritional and environmental benefits, shows a recent study. The authors use a first-of-its-kind approach to show that the increased cultivation of legumes would deliver higher nutritional value at lower environmental and resource costs. This provides additional evidence for strategies to meet the European Union's urgent environmental targets. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 13, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
The Flower Box by Jane O ’ Connor, short story category winner 2020
Kay sat on the step of her pottery studio cradling a cup of tea when she felt a nudge on her arm as Pansy, her Nan’s Yorkshire Terrier, rushed past her and began doing joyful circuits of the lawn. Kay had been apprehensive about taking Pansy in, but things had happened so quickly after Nan’s fall that she had felt it was the only option, and her Nan had been so grateful.
It had been left to Kay to break the news to Nan that she was going straight into a nursing home after hospital due to her failing vision, and that her bungalow would have to be sold.
‘I never really liked the place anyway,’ Nan had confided in Kay...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 10, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Jane O'Connor Tags: Hysteria hysteria 2020 hysteria 7 short story Source Type: news
Will.i.am and Honeywell make bet on fashionable high-tech face masks
With the Xupermask, the Black Eyed Peas founding member wants to bring functionality to face coverings. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
