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From Cosmos to Intelligent Life: The Four Ages of Astrobiology

open access: yes, 2012
The history of life on Earth and in other potential life-bearing planetary platforms is deeply linked to the history of the universe. Since life as we know it relies on chemical elements forged in dying heavy stars, the universe needs to be old enough ...
Abel   +17 more
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The Origin and Evolution of Viruses as Molecular Organisms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Viruses are the most abundant life forms and the repertoire of viral genes is greater than that of cellular genes. It is also evident that viruses have played a major role in driving cellular evolution, and yet, viruses are not part of mainstream biology,
Claudiu I. Bandea
core   +2 more sources

Innovative Application of Fermented Red Bean Seeds in Constructing Foods with Increased Biological Activity

open access: yesFoods
Legumes are an interesting matrix for food production. The aim of this study was to develop functional plant-based snacks using fermented red bean (RBB) seeds enriched with the following additives: marjoram—RBM (2%); carrot—RBC (30%); and red beetroot ...
Małgorzata Gumienna   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

RNA origin of life [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
RNA molekula sadrži genetičku informaciju i ima katalitičku ulogu, te je stoga možemo smatrati pramolekulom života. Njena uloga je vrlo bitna i u danas u biologiji.
Bratovič, Majda
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Fundamental Molecules of Life are Pigments which Arose and Evolved to Dissipate the Solar Spectrum

open access: yes, 2014
The driving force behind the origin and evolution of life has been the thermodynamic imperative of increasing the entropy production of the biosphere through increasing the global solar photon dissipation rate.
Michaelian, Karo, Simeonov, Aleksandar
core   +2 more sources

Black Cumin Essential Oil as an Active Stabilization Component of Rapeseed Oil During Deep-Fat Model Heating

open access: yesFoods
The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of black cumin essential oils to reduce the degradation of rapeseed oil during heating. Rapeseed oil was heated without addition and with the addition of black cumin essential oil (200 ppm, 500 ppm, and
Dominik Kmiecik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Longer Lives?: Understanding the Human Life Extension Possibilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Over the last few years, ethical and social issues related to life extension have gathered much attention among biologists, medical doctors and philosophers.
Garcia-Barranquero, Pablo
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Quality and nutritional properties of corn snacks enriched with nanofiltered whey powder

open access: yesCzech Journal of Food Sciences, 2016
Corn snacks containing 0, 3, 5, and 10% of nanofiltered whey powder, obtained from the raw material of 12 and 14% moisture contents were analysed. Colour, texture, sensory properties, protein, available lysine, and acrylamide contents were determined in ...
Agnieszka Makowska   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Origin of Quantum Mechanical Results and Life: A Clue from Quantum Biology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Although quantum mechanics can accurately predict the probability distribution of outcomes in an ensemble of identical systems, it cannot predict the result of an individual system.
Dikshit, Biswaranjan
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Development of a Sustainable, Simple, and Robust Method for Efficient l-DOPA Extraction

open access: yesMolecules, 2019
l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-DOPA) is a medically relevant compound in Parkinson’s disease therapy. Several extraction methods of l-DOPA from beans, including velvet and faba beans, have been described in the literature. However, these methods require
Katarzyna Polanowska   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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