1. Science Last Fortnight.
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Gupta, Ashutosh, Jaggi, Monika, Sahu, Biraja Kumar, Srividhya, Dewan, Saurabh, Anu, V., Raghunath, Azhwar, Sarma, Manabendra, Ramesh, Chatragadda, Priya, S., and Benjamin, Jai
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FOODBORNE diseases , *FOOD pathogens , *RUTIN , *WITHANIA somnifera , *GALLSTONES ,SCIENCE news briefs - Abstract
This section offers science-related news briefs as of September 10, 2017. Scientists from the Aligarh Muslim University and Saudi Arabia have isolated foodborne pathogens from burgers and shawarma to examine the inhibitory effect of rutin on biofilm formation. Researchers claim that an ethanolic extract from the medicinal plant Ashwagandha or Withania somnifera enhances the longevity of human cells. Researchers have found the different chemical and structural composition of gallstones.
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