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April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Your family dog is likely to dig through the kitchen trashcan for food if you give him half a chance. It's annoying to live with, but new information shows that this behavior runs deeper than we might know. A new study of dog genetics, led by Uppsala University, reveals that compared to wolves, dogs have numerous genes involved in metabolizing starch. This supports the theory that some dogs emerged from wolves that were able to...

JUPITER, Fla., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dyadic International, Inc. (OTC Pink: DYAI), a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzymes and other proteins for the bioenergy, bio-based chemicals, biopharmaceutical and industrial enzyme industries, announced today that it has been issued U.S. Patent No. 8,304,212 entitled "Methods and compositions for degradation of lignocellulosic material" by the United States Patent and...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online “You are what you eat.” This quote has long highlighted the intersection between food and health for the body. Interestingly enough, a team of investigators from the University of Illinois (U of I) recently discovered compounds in Illinois blueberry and blackberry wines that stop enzymes that target carbohydrate absorption and assimilation. They believe that the tasty drink from berry wine could be a possible drug for diabetes and...

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verenium Corporation (Nasdaq: VRNM), a leading industrial biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of high-performance enzymes, today announced the introduction of VEREFLOW(TM) alpha-amylase, a unique enzyme for the removal of filter cake in drilling operations. This high performance enzyme effectively removes filter cake that acts as a barrier to hydrocarbon flow on the face of the...

Psychobiological studies investigating the nature of the stress response and its relations to human health and development have routinely measured salivary cortisol to assess the response of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Current theory suggests, however, that measurement across multiple stress systems will provide a more complete picture of the stress response, and Salimetrics now recommends that stress-related studies should include measures of both salivary cortisol and...

ORANGE CITY, Iowa, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ron Van Beek, president and CEO of Van Beek Natural Science, announced that in addition to Synacore's probiotics and prebiotics, the formulation contains a robust package of 13 enzymes that all work synergistically to help maintain a healthy digestive system in dogs and cats. "A dog's or cat's health is directly related to their diet. Raw diets are rich in enzymes and complex nutrients. If pet parents are feeding their pets dry and/or...

Tokyo, Aug 29, 2011 - (JCN Newswire) - Abbott Japan Co., Ltd. and Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that they will launch the pancreatic digestive enzyme replacement drug Lipacreon(R) Capsules 150 mg and Lipacreon(R) Granules 300mg Sachets (pancrelipase) on August 30 in Japan. Abbott Japan received approval to manufacture and market Lipacreon in Japan as a pancreatic digestive enzyme replacement in patients with pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) on April 22 of...

New Device simplifies saliva collection from infants ensuring both child safety and accurate biomarker assay results State College, PA (PRWEB) July 15, 2011 Salimetrics has introduced the Infant Swab (SIS), a new saliva collection device for use with infants under the age of six months. Designed specifically to address the problems with collecting saliva from infants, the SIS maximizes collection volume while limiting collection times and interference. Saliva is the preferred testing...

Factory trials conducted by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have led to recommendations for controlling or preventing starch buildup in processed raw sugars and products made with those sugars. The study was led by chemist Gillian Eggleston with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Commodity Utilization Research Unit in New Orleans, La. ARS is USDA's chief intramural scientific research agency.Eggleston has been studying sugarcane that comes into factories containing too...

BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Syngenta announced today it has received full deregulation for its corn amylase trait from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This is the first genetically modified output trait in corn for the ethanol industry. By enabling expression of an optimized alpha-amylase enzyme directly in corn, dry grind ethanol production can be improved in a way that can be easily integrated into existing infrastructure. Syngenta will sell corn seed with...