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DHA: The alpha of omega-3

Impact: Neuroscience    May 30, 2010
While it’s quite likely few have heard of docosahexaenoic acid (much less pronounce it), the term “Omega-3” has been splattered over the health and wellness headlines for years. I bring it up because of a May meeting of the Royal Society of Medicine (UK) that discussed the wonders of docosahexaenoic acid, fortunately abbreviated to DHA. [...]
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Oil production from living bacteria

News: Alternative Energy    April 4, 2010
In the attempt to find alternative sources of energy, scientists are probing possibilities in almost the entire world of life. This includes plant life, of course, with trees, corn (maize), switch grass, and other crops in the list. It also includes smaller forms of plant life, in particular algae. Even smaller forms of life and [...]
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