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Researchers develop way to calculate speed of bacterial sex

...netic exchange among bacteria can lead to positive environmental outcomes, such as improved bioremediation qualitie...ct rates of gene transfer in certain cases, mainly environmental science scenarios, but also with relevance to some medical scenarios." ...

Study warns deep-sea mining may pose serious threat to fragile marine ecosystems

...se sensitive ecosystems and minimize the potential environmental impact of this industry," says lead author Jochen ... the International Seabed Authority—which overseas environmental protection and demands that profits from mining in international waters be shared with developing na...

Fat overrides effects of vitamin C

...s been increasing over the last 20 years for which environmental factors, such as diet, certainly play a part. Nitrite, which is present in our saliva and is derived from nitrate in our diet, is thought to be a pre-carcinogen for gastric cancer. When it is swallowed and enters the acidic environment of the stomach...

Discovery of 'master switch' for the communication process between chloroplast and nuclei of plants

... are regulated by a "master switch" in response to environmental conditions. This "master switch," like a binary computer, can activate or de-activate certain sets of genes based on stress signaling processes. "One of our suggestions in the paper is that ABI4 seems like a prime candidate to be the ‘master switc...

Stanford-led study closes in on genes that may predispose some people to severe depression

... baseline level of risk. On top of that baseline, environmental factors are likely mixed in as well, things such ...ression would also help researchers sort out the environmental factors that contribute to depression, Levinson said. And knowing more about either genetic or env...

Biodiesel study targets cleaner air, cleaner engines

...Canada's dependence on fossil fuels, provide great environmental benefits and increase market opportunities for Can...n Ontario but across Canada. This will bring both environmental and economic benefits to Canadians, since biodiesel can be produced from local, renewable resources....

Good behavior, religiousness may be genetic

...o appear together, the correlation was due to both environmental and genetic factors. According to study author La...dy allowed for an investigation of the genetic and environmental influences on this type of behavior." This research is another example of the way that genes hav...

Mine runoff continues to provide clues to microbial diversification

...n nature. The reason, Hettich noted, is that these environmental conditions ?a pH of 0.8 -- are too extreme for most organisms to survive. A pH level of 7 is considered neutral and most proteins prefer pH levels between 5 and 7. In addition, the water from the mine often exceeds 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Because of ...

Researchers learn what sparks plant growth

...e the exchange of gases, clearly plays the role of environmental sentinel, communicating to plant tissues when conditions are right to seize the day for growth or hold back under less opportune conditions. More study is needed to determine all of the cues that spark the intimate dialogue between the cells of the e...

Human's ecological footprint in 2015 and Amazonia revealed

...and affluence are the main drivers of human-caused environmental stressors, while urbanization, economic structure .... Modeling global average productivity to compare environmental tradeoffs and human-induced stressors in the environment Thomas Dietz (Michigan State University), E...

New report: Explosive growth changes salmon industry

...ty standards. These changes have raised economic, environmental and trade questions. For example, how does wild sa...d safety standards; recognizing and mitigating environmental impacts of both farmed and wild salmon production; providing accurate and balanced information a...

Pitt study notes decline in male births in the US and Japan

...Japan over the past three decades and suggest that environmental factors are one explanation for these trends. “...reasing male births.? Dr. Davis explained that environmental factors, such as prenatal exposure to endocrine- disrupting environmental pollutants may impact the ...

Eating with our eyes: Why people eat less at unbused tables

...-- ate 27 percent less than people who had no such environmental cues, finds a new Cornell study. The difference b...es were bused and some were left unbused. To use environmental cues to curb overeating and overdrinking, Wansink suggested that college parties could encourage (or...

Smithsonian scientists discover new marine species in eastern Pacific

... hope their data will be useful for ANAM (Panama's environmental agency) and to STRI's Juan Mate, who leads the effort to develop an innovative management plan for Coiba National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. What species live here? How much of this biota remains unknown to science? What are the relations...

Scientists uncover link between ocean's chemical processes and microscopic floating plants

...on dioxide-loading of the atmosphere could lead to environmental changes we have not even begun to think about, effects beyond acidification of surface seawater and greenhouse warming," said Donald Rice, director of NSF's Chemical Oceanography Program. Combining future experimental and modeling efforts will lead...

ConocoPhillips establishes $22.5M biofuels research program at Iowa State

...llips will fund research to understand and support environmental sustainability and rural economies. Studies will emphasize crop improvement and production, the harvesting and transportation of biomass and the impacts of biofuels on economic policy and rural sociology. According to Brown, the details of specifi...

Soft-cell approach cuts animal tests

...ch, education and testing. Many industrial and environmental air pollutants are already known to have adverse h...ties for toxicity testing of industrial chemicals, environmental contaminants, workplace airborne contaminants, and fire combustion products", says Dr Hayes. The...

Common gene version optimizes thinking -- but with a possible downside

...city and executive control. But if other genes and environmental events conspire to render the cortex incapable of handling such information, it could backfire -- resulting in the neural equivalent of a superhighway to a dead-end." Meyer-Lindenberg, Weinberger and colleagues in the NIMH Genes, Cognition and Psy...

How fish species suffer as a result of warmer waters

.... During evolution, animals have specialised on environmental conditions and are often very limited in their tolerance to environmental change. In this context, fish species from the North Sea which experience large seasonal temperature...

Gene elevating breast cancer risk also causes prostate cancer

...isease caused by a combination of both genetic and environmental factors. An inherited predisposition seems to be involved in at least 5?0 per cent of all cases of breast cancer. The two major familial breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 only explain 20-30 per cent of families with site-specific fem...

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