Word: acidic
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...When two proteins are as similar in their amino acid sequences as these, you can be confident that they have similar structures and structural changes,” he added...
...clear how folic acid does this, although the supplement is known to reduce levels of homocysteine, a blood component that can damage blood vessels. Women who got their folate eating foods naturally high in the vitamin-such as nuts, leafy greens and berries-didn't derive the same benefit as those who took folic acid supplements, perhaps because it's hard to eat enough vegetables...
...Folic acid is one of the more essential B vitamins, especially for women of childbearing age, and a little bit-100 micrograms a day-goes a long way toward preventing spina bifida and other birth defects. Now a major study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has confirmed what smaller studies had only hinted at: that women who consume large amounts of folate (in the region of 1,000 micrograms a day) have a lower risk of developing hypertension-for younger women, it's significantly lower...
...clear how folic acid does this, although the supplement is known to reduce levels of homocysteine, a blood component that can damage blood vessels. Women who got their folate eating foods naturally high in the vitamin - such as nuts, leafy greens and berries - didn't derive the same benefit as those who took folic acid supplements, perhaps because it's hard to eat enough vegetables...
...Sarah K. Howard ’07, Manisha Munshi ’06, and Alexandra C. Palma ’08 spoke about civilian victims of America’s bombings in Iraq. In particular, they mentioned the cases of a Pakistani woman whose husband threw acid on her face. (According to Ensler, 90 percent of these female civilian victims of war die, and no lawsuits have yet been brought.) They further spotlighted the many hundreds of mutilated victims (all women) of a series of murders in Mexico that are suspected to be politically motivated...