The Inside and out of Folate in Strawberries and Avocados

Folate, an important B-group vitamin, is considered a critical vitamin in many countries, with folate deficiency being associated with neural tube defects in newborns.Strawberries and avocados are considered a healthy, tasty snack by many consumers, and may potentially be an important dietary source of natural folates, depending on variety and grow

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Generation of mutation hotspots in ageing bacterial colonies

Abstract Puffed Snacks How do ageing bacterial colonies generate adaptive mutants? Over a period of two months, we isolated on ageing colonies outgrowing mutants able to use a new carbon source, and sequenced their genomes.This allowed us to uncover exquisite details on the molecular mechanism behind their adaptation: most mutations were located in

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