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New Cornell wine grape varieties: Protecting the environment and improving the rural economy.
Chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology recently demonstrated that their measurements of lead in wine are among the most accurate in the world.
Ilker Durak, Aslihan Avci, Murat Kaçmaz, Serap Büyükkoçak, M. Y. Burak Çimen, Serenay Elgün and H. Serdar Öztürk Ankara University Medical Faculty, Department of Biochemistry, Ankara, Turkey [Current Medical Research and Opinion 15(4):316-320, 1999]
Researchers at Northwestern University Medical School have found that a chemical in red wine believed to help reduce risk for heart disease is a form of estrogen. The substance, resveratrol, is highly concentrated in the skin of grapes and is abundant in red wine.
Grapevine morphology, growth and development; grape berry development; changes in grape berry composition during ripening; physiology of smell and taste; basic winemaking principles.
AFP - Scientists in France and Italy have deciphered the complete genetic code for the plant producing wine grapes, according to a study published Sunday.
Grape Seed Extract This fact sheet provides basic information about grape seed extractuses, potential side effects, and resources for more information. The grape seeds used to produce this extract are generally obtained from wine manufacturers.
The Great Wine Blight. 1987. Out of print but available at libraries and used book dealers. 2. NYT Magazine Oct. 17, 1993 - review article. Available in libraries 3. California Agriculture. July/Aug 96. vol.50 #4 - review article. Availabe in academic libraries.
Flavonoids are functional constituents of many fruits and vegetables. Some flavonoids have antidiabetic properties because they improve altered glucose and oxidative metabolisms of diabetic states.
The website provides details of research projects alphabetically, some in progress and some completed. Topics covered include genetic modification, marketing intelligence and organic production. Future projects are also covered.