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Marine microbes creating green waves in industry

... Ingenza Ltd are searching for new enzymes for use as manufacturing tools in the pharmaceutical and ... economic manufacturing processes. These processes use enzyme catalysts from the marine microbes, which ... promote the chemical reactions that we want to use in manufacturing. We then treat the microbes ...

AGU journal highlights -- Aug. 6, 2009

... observe evidence of lightning on Mars, Ruf et al. use a new detector that is able to distinguish ... a simulation to show that it is possible to use high-resolution SSH measurements, combined with ... with the Madden-Julian Oscillation. The authors use linear wave theory to explain these observations. ...

'Green' energy from algae

... drastic savings of water and fertilizers. Double use of algae for the production of food or fine ... in terms of space and infrastructure being made use of. "This will represent a major node in the ... of algae. To close the cycle for the complete use of algae biomass for energy production, KIT ...

Symposium to discuss geoengineering to fight climate change at the ESA Annual Meeting

... techniques aim to slow global warming through the use of human-made changes to the Earth's land, seas or atmosphere. But new research shows that the use of geoengineering to do environmental good may ... populations, which by dying and sinking would use enough oxygen to create extensive dead zones in ...

Understanding how weeds are resistant to herbicides

... base pairs of sequence. So anyone can get it and use that information." Tranel said that identifying ... at which it happens," said Tranel. "If you use the same herbicide year after year, you're ... sequence for the PPO gene in waterhemp you can use that information to get the PPO gene in redroot ...

New stem cell research could reduce number of animal experiments

... University of Bath are embarking on a project to use stem cell technology that could reduce the number ... embryos, this new research project will instead use Induced Pluripotent Stem cells (iPS cells) which ... of the NC3Rs, said: "If we are to reduce animal use and at the same time continue to develop new ...

Animal and plant communication at the ESA Annual Meeting

... way that the ants found acceptable. Since ants use pheromones to communicate with one another, she ... plants that they eat, evolving adaptations to use a plant's unique set of resources. However, ... their host plants, says Singer. Many specialists use chemicals from their host plant's tissue to make ...

Restoring a natural root signal helps to fight a major corn pest

... friendly growing of maize with minimized use of synthetic insecticides. The project was ... (BVL) establishes safety zones and enacts the use of the insecticide chlothianidine. In spring 2008 ... "Instead of using insecticides, the use of natural enemies of the corn rootworm could be ...

Scientists open doors to diagnosis of emphysema

... a technique which could in future be adapted for use in diagnosis. The study is published today in ... future it will be possible to adapt the test for use in patients. "It would allow us to use MMP12 as a biomarker to monitor disease evolution ...

August 2009 Geology and GSA Today media highlights

... and sulfide declines toward zero. Geologists use the amount of this offset, as recorded in ... highlighting the potential for future research to use iron isotopes as a tracer of shelf-derived iron ... vegetation can conceal underlying rock and soil, use of modeled spectra of dry grass and serpentine ...

New computer simulation helps explain folding in important cellular protein

... Abecomes an active part of living cells. The new use of Wang-Landau could lead to a better ... problems," said Xu. Monte Carlo simulationsthe use of algorithms with repeated random samplings to ... That led the team to a question: Could they use a Monte Carlo Simulation along with the ...

Nottinghamshire Police First Law Enforcement Agency to Deploy ForensicSoft in United Kingdom

... we are proud to have them select ForensicSoft for use within their cyber crime program," said John ... FTK, EnCase, X-Ways, and many more. With SAFE's use of Windows, and the rapid and consistent ... difficult or impossible to access. I can see our use of SAFE increase in correlation with the increase ...

Stress signals link pre-existing sickness with susceptibility to bacterial infection

... Legionella , target the mitochondria and might use them to supplement their own needs and survival ... Dictyostelium and humans allow scientists to use them to understand human disease. Dictyostelium ... between humans and Dictyostelium is that both use AMPK as an internal sensor to coordinate energy ...

New supercomputer to reel in answers to some of Earth's problems

... of researchers, and has now been commissioned for use by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the ... Laboratory, scientists the world over can use Chinook, competing for time through a peer review ... substances in contaminated ground. Researchers use Chinook to understand the inner workings of these ...

DOE-funded research projects win 46 R&D 100 Awards for 2009

... of medical scientists and nanoscientists to study use of nanocomposites in tissues, cells and ... the first photovoltaic cell to achieve widespread use in the energy market. (Jointly with Solexant) ... to conventional spectrometers. For specific use in the medical field, the mass spectrometer can ...

Carnegie Mellon team makes sequestration recommendations

... that without a safe and cost-effective way to use CCS, as part of a broader strategy for CO2 ... geologic sequestration; governing access to and use of pore space for geologic sequestration; and ... Management Act to specifically authorize the use of federal lands for geologic sequestration. ...

Reviews of microbial gene language published in special issue of Trends in Microbiology

... considerably enhanced by the further widespread use of Gene Ontology terms, which should in turn ... organism. This type of work allows scientists to use Gene Ontology terms to identify common elements ... has not received a lot of attention so far is the use of Gene Ontology terms to address viral ...

French Authorities Give Sole Approval to GMAT Exam to Collect Biometric Data to Advance Security

... to protect privacy, the CNIL authorized GMAC's use of the new PalmSecure biometric device to ... implement PalmSecure and file requests for its use with other European countries. Portugal has already authorized it. GMAC expects to use the PalmSecure technology in all test centers by ...

New technique can fast-track better ionic liquids for biomass pre-treatments

... biomass down into fermentable sugars. The use of ionic liquids - salts that are liquids rather ... are also prohibitively expensive for use on a mass scale. Furthermore, scientists know ... the way for finding new and better varieties for use in biofuels. A new technique that is ...

Systems biology recommended as a clinical approach to cancer

... University School of Medicine are advocating the use of systems biology as an innovative clinical ... quantitative experiments, allowing researchers to use the data of one of the approaches to repeatedly ... benefits that can result from moving the use of systems biology techniques closer to the ...

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology: New patient radiation safety guidelines

... new document providing guidance on the safe use of fluoroscopy for interventional radiologists ... and children utilizing fluoroscopy. The safe use of fluoroscopy has always been a primary concern ... developed over the past two years and are for use both in the United States and internationally, ...

Nitrogen research shows how some plants invade, take over others

... for organic nitrogen, decrease soil fertility and use this nitrogen to outcompete other species. ... six mechanisms that influence plant nitrogen use or acquisition: photosynthetic tissue allocation, photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency, nitrogen fixation, nitrogen-leaching ...

Clinical trial shows quadriplegics can operate powered wheelchair with tongue drive system

... of the first five clinical trial subjects to use the Tongue Drive system. The trial was conducted ... function in a powered wheelchair. Details on use of the Tongue Drive for wheeled mobility were ... control over a wide variety of devices they use in their daily lives," said Ghovanloo. ...

New e-science service could accelerate cancer research

... researchers to discover, annotate, register and use biological web-based services. ... resources in a form that is amenable for use and composition by third party applications. ... main issues that hinders the wide adoption and use of Web Services is the difficulty in locating ...

Anti-biotech groups obstruct forest biotechnology

... . Lacking that, the potential will be lost to use this powerful tool to create trees that grow ... treat a small-scale research plot the same as use of a genetically-modified tree over an entire ... designed to protect biodiversity, not preclude use of genetically modified organisms. "The ...

A bird's eye view of art

... Watanabe from Keio University in Japan, pigeons use both color and pattern cues to judge the ... between the paintings, indicating that they use color cues for discrimination. When the paintings ... between the paintings, showing that they also use pattern cues to make their beauty judgments. ...

New, less invasive genetic test greatly improves pregnancy rates in older women with poor prognosis

... conventional screening strategies involving the use of the FISH technique. The removal of the polar ... said Dr. Fragouli. "Results suggest that the use of this technique will improve IVF success rates ... lead to more successful IVF, but also enhance the use of single embryo transfer, especially in ...

Debate on admin. of magnesium sulfate to pregnant women to prevent cerebral palsy in pre-term infants

... magnesium sulfate should be considered for use in women at high risk of delivery before 34 weeks ... enumerate the pros and cons of magnesium sulfate use for CP prevention. In a spirited conversation, ... of whether evidence-based medicine supports the use of magnesium for neuroprophylaxis in all preterm ...

Super-sleepers could help super-sizers!

... period allowing the frogs to maximise the use of their limited energy resources without ever ... these frogs to be extremely efficient in the use of the limited energy stores they have by ... periods. If this is such an efficient way to use energy resources during dormancy, how come that ...

Reading the brain without poking it

... read brain signals have helped paralyzed people use computers and may let amputees control bionic limbs. But existing devices use tiny electrodes that poke into the brain. Now, a ... The findings represent "a modest step" toward use of the new microelectrodes in systems that ...

CWRU receives $5 million from Ohio Third Frontier Commission

... Ohio a leader in the development and clinical use of cellular therapies," said Baiju R. Shah, ... at our region's clinical institutions." The use of stem cells has focused on leukemia and myeloma ... disease. Current healthcare is limited to the use of drugs or devices to treat disease and injury. ...

MicroRNAs help control HIV life cycle

... inhibited by miR29. "We think the virus may use this mechanism to modulate its own lifecycle, and we may be able to use this to our advantage in developing new drugs for ... a similar effect. This suggests that HIV may use miRNAs to become dormant and escape immune ...

How to text message and avoid pain

... adults with symptoms in these parts of the body use a different technique when texting, according to ... had no such symptoms. 'Considering how much we use the small mobile phone keypads, it is important ... users with neck, arm or hand symptoms tend to use their mobile phones differently than seen in a ...

Research explores interactions between nanomaterials, biological systems

... with enhanced performance characteristics for use in commercial and medical applications has ... to safer and more effective nanoparticles for use in a variety of treatments and products. In ... decisions about design features for the safe use of nanotechnology. In addition to Nel, the ...

Study highlights massive imbalances in global fertilizer use

... and policymakers to call for reductions in the use of synthetic fertilizers. But in a report ... parts of the world, including much of China, use far too much fertilizer," Vitousek said. "But in ... Vitousek and colleagues compared fertilizer use in three corn-growing regions of the world--north ...

Norway, Japan prop up whaling industry with taxpayer money

... "In this time of global economic crisis, the use of valuable tax dollars to prop up what is ... strategic, sustainable, nor an appropriate use of limited government funds," said Dr Susan ... Sales Organisation. The report notes similar use of taxpayer funds by Japan. During the 2008-09 ...

Improved method developed to test carcinogen risk

... have always been questions and criticism over use of this methodology, and that's one reason we've ... a risk of human cancer. OSU has pioneered the use of trout for studies of this type for 40 years, and it may now be time to greatly expand the use of that research, the scientists said. "We can ...

Gear bans 'can help save reefs'

... Banning or restricting the use of certain types of fishing gear could help the ... to total closures, because most fishers use several types of gear so they can still earn a living when the use of one sort of gear is banned. They are more ...

Help for climate-stressed corals

... Banning or restricting the use of certain types of fishing gear could help the ... to total closures, because most fishers use several types of gear so they can still earn a living when the use of one sort of gear is banned. They are more ...

Targeting children effective use of limited supplies of flu vaccine and could help control flu spread

... Targeting children may be an effective use of limited supplies of flu vaccine, according to ... spread of the disease. These measures include the use of antiviral treatment, social distancing (for ... entire households at random was an inefficient use of resources; instead, vaccinating key ...