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Royal Botanic Gardendale, Kew - celebrates 250 years of existence. In 1759, William Aiton was appointed to take care of the gardens extend to KEW Princess Augusta. Kew 200 includes 000 species of cultivated plants and artifacts about the origin of 80 000 plants and fungi. Discover program entering the anniversary of Kew Garden http://www.kew.org/events/kew2009.html
Source: www.kew.org
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Tomato consumption prolongs life
Researchers at the John Innes Center in Norwich, United Kingdom, in collaboration with other European centers participating to the FLORA project, have obtained genetically modified tomatoes rich in anthocyanins, a category of antioxidants belonging to the class of flavonoids. These tomatoes showed a significant protective effect by extending the life of mice. Botanic Park in Timisoara
Botanic Park in Timisoara - the park has pierdur original function of botanical park, leisure park currently being built. Green tea properties
Contains an antioxidant 100 times more powerful and effective than vitamin C and 25 times more effective than vitamin E in protecting cells. Inhibit the growth of new tumor cells and destroy some of the existing ones, without destroying the healthy. Edelweiss - Leontopodium alpinum
Delicate flower corner is the legend that tell mountain people. A young woman from the valley married with a mountain lover, like all the girls in the village, who knew and loved with all his heart the mountain. Coming out often for tips glaciers, jnepeni to collect fruits, very aromatic herb that liqueur served in making the Mountain Pine, and we go and hunt marmots, for their fur which then sold to tourists. Rice plants resistant to arsenic
Rice is the raw material supply for more than 80% of the world population, although production is declining in Bangladesh, India and parts of East and South Asia, due to toxic levels of arsenic in soil. Botanical gardens
Botanical Garden of Padua, Italy
Padua Botanical Garden was founded in 1545 by Francesco Bonafede, is the oldest university botanical garden in the world. Originally cultivated herbs, the resort of acclimatization and experimentation, called Horti Simplicium. |
 
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