There's silver in them thar’ corn husks

"There's gold in them thar hills".

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Thar's tendons in them thar valves!

In this issue of Circulation Research, Levay et al report an in vivo requirement for scleraxis (scx) during murine valvulogenesis and demonstrate its role in cell lineage differentiation and matrix distribution in remodeling valve structures.1 The scleraxis (Scx) gene encodes a basic helix–loop– helix transcription factor that is expressed in the progenitors and cells of all tendon tissues.2 Re...

There's still gold in them thar pills.

New Gold in Them Thar Hills: Testing a Novel Supply Route for Plant-Derived Galanthamine

Many secondary plant compounds are synthesized in response to stressed growing conditions. We tested the feasibility of exploiting this feature in a novel strategy for the commercial production of the plant alkaloid galanthamine. Experimental lines of Narcissus pseudonarcissus were established under marginal upland permanent pasture at four different sites. Over 80% of bulbs successfully establ...

Constituents of Cocoa Husks

Josep Serra Bonvehí3 and Rossend Escolá Jordàb a Research and Development Department of Nederland, S. A., PO Box 34, 08890 Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain b Agricultural and Food Laboratory, Generalitat of Catalonia, 08348 Cabrils, Barcelona, Spain Z. Naturforsch. 53c, 785-792 (1998); received March 2/June 20, 1998 Cocoa Husk, Mineral Elements, Vitamins, Phytic Acid, Phenolic Constituents Mineral ...