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Switchgrass produces biomass efficiently

11/23/2009

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 MADISON, WI, November 16, 2009 -- A USDOE and USDA study concluded that 50 million U.S. acres of cropland, idle cropland, and cropland pasture could be converted from current uses to the production of perennial grasses, such as switchgrass, from which biomass could be harvested for use as a biofuel feedstock. Economically viable production of a perennial grass monoculture from which substantia... [Comments]

Racial disparity in colon cancer survival not easily explained, UAB researchers say

11/23/2009

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 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A new study by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers shows that body-mass index (BMI) and co-existing medical conditions (co-morbidity) do not explain the decreased survival observed among African-Americans compared to Caucasians who also have colon cancer. The study is published online Nov. 23 in Cancer , a journal of the American Cancer Society. The... [Comments]

UNH prof. receives nearly $500,000 to research environmentally significant plants

11/23/2009

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 DURHAM, N.H. University of New Hampshire microbiologist Louis Tisa has received two grants totaling $498,115 to advance understanding of the actinorhizal plants, widespread woody plants with potential to enrich nutrient-poor and contaminated soils. The United States Department of Agricul... [Comments]UNH prof. receives nearly $500,000 to research environmentally significant plants

Computational microscope peers into the working ribosome

11/23/2009

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 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Two new studies reveal in unprecedented detail how the ribosome interacts with other molecules to assemble new proteins and guide them toward their destination in biological cells. The studies used molecular dynamics flexible fitting (MDFF) to examine the interaction of the ribo... [Comments]Computational microscope peers into the working ribosome

Stable plaque or heart attack plaque? USC researcher builds new sensor to tell which is which

11/23/2009

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 University of Southern California biomedical engineer and cardiologist Tzung "John" Hsiai hopes to develop a new tool to help clinicians distinguish cardiac emergencies requiring immediate surgery from chronic problems manageable with drugs and lifestyle change. Angiograms, images made by... [Comments]Stable plaque or heart attack plaque? USC researcher builds new sensor to tell which is which

Multiple health concerns surface as winter, vitamin D deficiences arrive

11/23/2009

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 CORVALLIS, Ore. A string of recent discoveries about the multiple health benefits of vitamin D has renewed interest in this multi-purpose nutrient, increased awareness of the huge numbers of people who are deficient in it, spurred research and even led to an appreciation of it as "nature's antibiotic." On issues ranging from the health of your immune system to prevention of heart disease... [Comments]

Killer fungus threatening amphibians

11/23/2009

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 Amphibians like frogs and toads have existed for 360 million years and survived when the dinosaurs didn't, but a new aquatic fungus is threatening to make many of them extinct, according to an article in the November issue of Microbiology Today . The fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis... [Comments]Killer fungus threatening amphibians

New chameleon species discovered in East Africa

11/23/2009

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 AUDIO: Dr Andrew Marshall, from the Environment Department at the University of York, discusses the discovery of Kinyongia magomberae and his wider work in Tanzania.... [Comments]New chameleon species discovered in East Africa

NIGMS invests in scientific Grand Opportunities with Recovery Act funds

11/23/2009

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 The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is investing $42.3 million for grants in scientific areas it identified as "Grand Opportunities (GO)." NIH developed the GO grant program to stimulate biomedical research and the economy using funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act). "The GO grant... [Comments]

Rescuing male turkey chicks

11/23/2009

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 A novel approach to classify the gender of six-week-old turkey poults could save millions of male chicks from being killed shortly after birth, according to Dr. Gerald Steiner from the Dresden University of Technology in Germany and his team. Their use of infrared spectroscopy to determine the gender of young birds shows that it is a fast and accurate method with the potential to be used by th... [Comments]

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