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ARS News Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
September 24, 2010

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Kids and diabetes risk: Do chromosomes hold new clues?
Children who have a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes might be identified earlier by way of tell-tale genetic indicators known as biomarkers that could be pinpointed in research under way at the ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center in Houston, Texas, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's National Institutes of Health. (9/20)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100920.htm

Healthy plant sterols: A daily "drip" is best:
Authors of an ARS-supported study have found that blood plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL or "bad" cholesterol) is lowered most when healthful plant sterols and stanols are consumed in smaller amounts more often throughout the day, rather than in one large amount each day. (9/21)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100921.htm

Searching in the microbial world for efficient ways to produce biofuel:
With the help of genetic materials from a cow's rumen, ARS researchers are developing new ways to break down plant fibers for conversion into biofuel. (9/22)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100922.htm

A new partnership in Texas:
ARS has signed an agreement with TechComm, an affiliate of the Center for Innovation in Arlington, Texas, to foster agricultural research opportunities between businesses and universities in the Southwestern United States and to help commercialize ARS-developed technologies. (9/23)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100923.htm

Scientists release first cultivated ohelo berry for Hawaii:
The first cultivar for small farm production of ohelo berry, a popular native Hawaiian fruit, has been released by ARS scientists and their university and industry cooperators. (9/24)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100924.htm

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