Fake Paper Exposes Failed Peer Review By Kerry Grens | October 6, 2013 Having an authentic name, representing a real research institution, and offering actual scientific results are apparently not required for publication in many open access journals, Science… Read More ›
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Organic tomatoes accumulate more vitamin C, sugars than conventionally grown fruit
Contact: Souri Somphanith onepress@plos.org 41-562-412-17199 Public Library of Science Biochemical properties of organic tomatoes may be different because of stressful growth conditions Tomatoes grown on organic farms accumulate higher concentrations of sugars, vitamin C and compounds associated with oxidative stress… Read More ›
Caffeine improves recognition of positive words
Contact: Jyoti Madhusoodanan jmadhusoodanan@plos.org 415-568-4545 x187 Public Library of Science 2-3 cups of coffee improve brain processing of positive, but not negative or neutral words Caffeine perks up most coffee-lovers, but a new study shows a small dose of caffeine… Read More ›
Fish show autism-like gene expression in water with psychoactive pharmaceuticals
Results may suggest environmental trigger for autism, but only in genetically predisposed individuals Psychoactive medications in water affect the gene expression profiles of fathead minnows in a way that mimics the gene expression patterns associated with autism spectrum disorder in… Read More ›
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