Antioxidants

A section of a ripe tomato sample showing the distribution of sucrose (orange) in the flesh and of an antioxidant (green) in the fruit skin tissue; mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) technology was used to map the molecules

Wise Plant Analysis

30.11.2016

Plants and Agriculture, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Weizmann Institute’s WeizMass and MatchWeiz help identify plant metabolites

Pregnant Venus. The other side of stress molecules

Antioxidants: Food Supplement or Birth Control?

08.05.2011

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Fertility

The “stress” molecules eliminated by common food supplements play a positive role in ovulation.

Weizmann Institute Scientists Discover: Antioxidants Cause Fertility Problems in Females

Weizmann Institute Scientists Discover: Antioxidants Cause Fertility Problems in Females

18.01.2011

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Fertility

Antioxidants are sold over the counter everywhere. They’re added to food, drink and face cream. But according to Prof. Nava...

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