LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- Researchers say one-third of infant rice cereal in Britain contains unsafe levels of arsenic.
... groundwater has created soils with toxic levels of arsenic. More than 80 percent of the world's population depends ... to produce rice plants that block the uptake of arsenic, which could increase production of this valuable crop and provide ...
... Nature, additionally demonstrate that PML can be degraded with an arsenic-based agent used in traditional Chinese medicine ... .” Lastly, the investigators examined the impact of As2O3, an arsenic-based therapy that targets PML for degradation ...
BOSTON, May 12 (UPI) -- Medical researchers in Boston say arsenic can be used in conjunction with chemotherapy to treat chronic myeloid leukemia.
... over half of humanity. The study evaluated levels of arsenic, which can be toxic at high levels, in rice worldwide ...
... NIPs was suppressed when arsenite, one of the predominant forms of arsenic found in soil, was added to the mix. They showed that the arsenite ... channels in plants. More surprisingly, the researchers also found that when they added arsenate some yeast, cells actually grew better ...
After much mystery, Australian researchers have proved that the legendary racehorse Phar Lap ingested a lethal dose of arsenic hours before his death.
... 's Sumatra island face high risks of arsenic contamination in groundwater that could cause cancer and other diseases ...
... why rice absorbs so much arsenic from the soil, paving the way for fresh efforts ...
Researchers have created maps highlighting areas at risk from groundwater arsenic contamination in South-East Asia and Bangladesh.
... of producing rice containing much less arsenic than rice grown using traditional rice-farming ...
Rice accumulates more arsenic under flooded conditions, say researchers, suggesting benefits for cultivation under aerobic conditions.
A different method for farming rice in Bangladesh could lower the levels of harmful arsenic in the crop, a new study suggests.
In the warm, bubbling pools of Mono Lake in California, scientists have isolated a bacterium that fuels itself on arsenic.
Scientists have discovered ancient bacteria that rely on arsenic, rather than water, to grow during photosynthesis. Analysis indicates that this process probably dates back a few billion years...
