Shedding new light on proteorhodopsin
New light has been shed on proteorhodopsin, the light-sensitive protein found in many marine bacteria. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley have demonstrated that when the ability to respire oxygen is impaired, bacterium equipped with proteorhodopsin will switch to solar power to carry out...Mice Aids in Shedding Light on Origin of Autism
Researchers have genetically modified mice in a study that would help to better understand autism and its genetic origins//. The research team was from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre in Dallas, led by Luis Parada. The results of the research were published in the journal Neuron. The researchers deleted a single gene called Pten in these mice.This gene ha...Shedding New Light on Proteorhodopsin
New light has been shed on proteorhodopsin, the light-sensitive protein found in many marine bacteria. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence// Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley have demonstrated that when the ability to respire oxygen is impaired, bacterium equipped with proteorhodopsin will switch to solar power to carry o...Shedding Pounds from Diet or Exercise—Take Your Pic
People looking to lose those extra pounds have been told for decades that dieting together with exercise will bring about the best results//. Not so, says new research, which reveals that dieting alone is as effective as dieting plus exercise. The key is in the calories and the study shows that calories can be lost effectively by either dietary restrictions or exercise. “For weight lo...Scary Spice Shedding Weight for Reunion Tour
Scary Spice a.k.a. Mel B is getting back into shape for the Spice Girls reunion tour, just three months after she gave birth to a baby girl . The singer said that she is feeling great that her strict diet and workout schedule has paid off really well. I've been working out really hard and dieting like crazy and it's finally coming off. I feel great," the Mirror quoted her,...Sugary Diet can Be Helpful in Shedding Off Pounds
A new study has challenged the popular notion that a high carbohydrate, low fat slimming plan only works if theres little or no sugar involved. The exclusion of sugar (sucrose) is normally advocated in a weight loss diet but now researchers have found that it is not necessary to achieve weight reduction. A team of scientists at Queen Margaret University Edinburgh under...