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Scientists question folic acid fortification
11-02-2007 · EurekAlert!Scientists at the Institute of Food Research have highlighted possible consequences of fortifying flour with folic acid due to new evidence of how it is absorbed by the body.
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- Researchers find new taste in fruit flies: carbonated water
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- Scientist argues why “creationism is wrong and evolution is right” at public lecture
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