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Genetics play a role in regulating the metabolism of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids

Genetics play a role in regulating the metabolism of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids

Genetic background has an effect on the metabolism of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids, alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland. Supplementing the diet with camelina oil rich in alpha-linolenic acid, or with sunflower oil rich in linoleic acid modifies the concentrations of the metabolites of these …

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Fiona Goggin, professor of entomology, center, with her research team, post-doctoral fellow Payal Sanadhya and Ph.D. graduate assistant Abeer Alnasrawi.

How Genetics, Amino Acids and Bacteria Combine to Fight Soybean Nematode

U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Fred Miller Fiona Goggin, professor of entomology, center, with her research team, post-doctoral fellow Payal Sanadhya and Ph.D. graduate assistant Abeer Alnasrawi. There is hope on the horizon for soybean growers battling nematodes, the tiny roundworms that damaged more than $95 million in soybean crops in …

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