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Search Example -- Food & Agriculture


I've heard a lot about genetically modified foods. How can I find information about food products that use genetically modified yeast?


To open an STN Easy account , click the blue "Open New Account" button and complete the form. Within 30 minutes, your STN Easy login ID and password will be sent to the e-mail address you specify.

To get started, simply enter your login ID and password. Then click "Start Your Session." (1)

To learn more about STN Easy, you can also explore the "Quick Tips" or "Examples" under Help.


To locate information about food products, click "Advanced Search". (2) Then click the "Select Your Category" button. (3) Select the "Food" category. (4)


Type in the keywords gene* modif* and yeast. (5) Note that a truncation symbol, "*", can be used to retrieve word variations, e.g., "gene" or "genetic."

Click "Search" (6) to retrieve research articles on the requested topic.

Note the search cost.


689 research articles from three databases are retrieved. In this example, the FSTA database is selected. (7)

To view details of the research article, click directly on the title of interest. (8)

Note the display cost is in brackets [ ].


The detailed record for the document is displayed. To access the full text of the document, click the "Full-Text Options" button. (9)


Often the electronic version of the journal article or patent is available from the publisher. If the electronic version is not available, you can place an online order for a copy of the needed research article from the CAS Document Detective ServiceSM!


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