http://www.asiafoodjournal.comAsia Food Journal | Discoveriesen-USsam.soh@rbi-asia.com (Sam Soh)Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:14:40 +0800New research in the latest issue of the Society of Chemical Industry’s (SCI) Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows there is no evidence to support the argument that organic food is better ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5501-noevidencetosupportorganicisbest-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5501-noevidencetosupportorganicisbest-Asia.htmlFri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Scientific evidence shows that cholesterol-reducing medications known as statins can help prevent coronary artery disease. Although the safety of these medications has been well documented, as many as ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5474-studiesonfishoilandredyeastriceforlowercholesterol-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5474-studiesonfishoilandredyeastriceforlowercholesterol-Asia.htmlFri, 1 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Agilent Technologies has introduced a catalog microarray for the study of chromosomal additions and deletions in chickens. The Agilent Oligonucleotide Array CGH (comparative genomic hybridization) chicken ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5469-cghmicroarrayforchickengenome-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5469-cghmicroarrayforchickengenome-Asia.htmlFri, 1 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800Besides its cholesterol lowering properties and rich vitamin content, sea buckthorn berries can add another feather to its cap as a miracle plant of sorts. Scientists in India, where the berries are known ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5299-berrythedamage-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5299-berrythedamage-Asia.htmlSun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800A leading UK chemical engineer has revealed the unlikely ingredient needed to make the perfect sandwich – bubbles. Speaking at an Institution of Chemical Engineers’ (IChemE) lecture, Professor Grant Campbell ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5271-chemicalengineerrevealsthesecretingredientoftheperfectsandwich-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5271-chemicalengineerrevealsthesecretingredientoftheperfectsandwich-Asia.htmlThu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800They have added yet another invention to an already long list of oleochemical accomplishments that includes petroleum-free newspaper ink, industrial lubricants, hydraulic fluids, and aircraft deicers. ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5260-soybasedhydrogelreadyforbiomedicalexploration-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5260-soybasedhydrogelreadyforbiomedicalexploration-Asia.htmlWed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800Cornell researchers say that resveratrol, a residue of red winemaking, may prevent tooth decay. A study published online in November 2007 in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry says that specific ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5167-redwinemakingbyproductmayprotectteeth-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5167-redwinemakingbyproductmayprotectteeth-Asia.htmlTue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800Good news for chips lovers everywhere—research in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that pre-soaking potatoes in water before frying can reduce levels of acrylamide. Acrylamide ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5162-soakingpotatoesinwaterbeforefryingreducesacrylamide-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5162-soakingpotatoesinwaterbeforefryingreducesacrylamide-Asia.htmlTue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800Preliminary animal studies suggest there may be an excuse to drink more alcohol: elements in beer may protect the brain against the harmful effects of aluminum. Researchers from the University of Alcala ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5160-beermaystaveoffalzheimers-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-5160-beermaystaveoffalzheimers-Asia.htmlTue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced the Rice Oligo DNA microarray 44K RAP-DB, a new microarray that is based on the genome information compiled by the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences ....http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-4960-nextgenerationwholegenomericemicroarray-Asia.htmlhttp://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article-4960-nextgenerationwholegenomericemicroarray-Asia.htmlWed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800