LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- Researchers say one-third of infant rice cereal in Britain contains unsafe levels of arsenic.
... research team that uses genetic engineering to produce rice plants that block the uptake of arsenic, which could increase production of this valuable crop and provide safer food supplies for millions.
... on-line issue of the journal Nature, additionally demonstrate that PML can be degraded with an arsenic-based agent used in traditional Chinese medicine. Importantly, when combined with chemotherapy, ...
BOSTON, May 12 (UPI) -- Medical researchers in Boston say arsenic can be used in conjunction with chemotherapy to treat chronic myeloid leukemia.
... from Asia and Europe, according to a new global study of the grain that feeds over half of humanity. The study evaluated levels of arsenic, which can be toxic at high levels, in rice worldwide.
... of yeast containing certain plant 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 was channelled by NIPs ...
After much mystery, Australian researchers have proved that the legendary racehorse Phar Lap ingested a lethal dose of arsenic hours before his death.
... s cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta and Indonesia's Sumatra island face high risks of arsenic contamination in groundwater that could cause cancer and other diseases in residents, according to a new ...
... KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Japan may have discovered why rice absorbs so much arsenic from the soil, paving the way for fresh efforts to block the potentially harmful element from Asia's staple ...
Researchers have created maps highlighting areas at risk from groundwater arsenic contamination in South-East Asia and Bangladesh.
... precious irrigation water may have the added benefit of producing rice containing much less arsenic than rice grown using traditional rice-farming methods, researchers in the United Kingdom report...
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...
