Opinions, commentaries, and reflections on food science, nutrition, postharvest technology, and global food security.
Dr. Julio Retamales, Universidad de Chile and Valent BioSciences Corporation, Santiago, Chile, (julio.retamales@gmail.com), February 2009. Ethephon is a known plant growth regulator that has been applied for many years and for which a myriad of…
Dr. Sofia Diaz-Miranda, Professor and senior research scientist, Institute of Neurobiology, UNAM, Queretaro, Mexico (yoldi@servidor.unam.mx), February 2009. Revestrarol is a natural polyphenol with anti-aging, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancerous properties that, nowadays, is also utilized in heart…
Dr. Alicia Namesny, Spain (anamesny@ediho.es), February 2009. Fruit Logistica was held in Berlin from February 5-7, 2009. This is a fair with a great power to bring people in; during the three days “all” global…
Dr. Rocio Arellano, MD, M.Sc., Professor at the Autonomous University of Queretaro and MD at the San Jose Hospital, Queretaro (roare2001@yahoo.com), Mexico, February 2009. We all have heard about the “good” and “bad” cholesterol. LDL…