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    Posted on March 24th, 2010

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    Tequila Plant May Help Fight Bone Loss

    Tequila Plant May Help Fight Bone Loss

    An ingredient in agave, the plant used to make tequila, may help fight bone-weakening osteoporosis and other diseases, Mexican researchers say.

    Agave, artichokes, garlic, onions and chicory are rich, natural sources of fructans — nondigestible carbohydrates consisting of molecules of fructose linked together into chains, according to background information in a news release from the American Chemical Society.

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    Posted on September 20th, 2009

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    Mexican scientists sequence blue agave genome

    Mexican scientists sequence blue agave genome

    Geneticists working in Central Mexico have mapped the genome of the blue agave, a desert plant used to make tequila.

    A research team led by June Simpson Williamson said on Thursday that it took them six years to sequence 35,000 genes in Agave tequilana Weber.

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    Posted on March 3rd, 2009

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    Aussies reckon tequila plant’s worth a shot in biofuel search

    Aussies reckon tequila plant’s worth a shot in biofuel search

    It’s most well-known for being the main ingredient in the production of the Mexican spirit tequila, but a drought-resistant succulent plant is being touted as the next generation in biofuels. Central Americans have used the sap of the agave plant to distill their potent brew for centuries, but an Australian company wants to harness its [...]