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Folic acid survey of Spanish-speaking women finds most are missing benefits

Only 17 percent of Spanish-speaking women of childbearing age in the United States are taking a multivitamin containing folic acid daily, according to the first- nationally representative folic acid awareness survey to focus ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Protein libraries in a snap

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Rice University undergraduate will depart with not only a degree but also a possible patent for his invention of an efficient way to create protein libraries, an important component of biomolecular ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Fuel from market waste

Mushy tomatoes, brown bananas and overripe cherries -- to date, waste from wholesale markets has ended up on the compost heap at best. In future it will be put to better use: Researchers have developed a new ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Ultraviolet protection molecule in plants yields its secrets

Lying around in the sun all day is hazardous not just for humans but also for plants, which have no means of escape. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun can damage proteins and DNA inside cells, leading ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

When did the feather take flight?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Some 125 million years ago--more recently than once thought possible -- the molecular structure of the modern feather began to take form, according to molecular dating research by scientists ...

Biology / Evolution

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Nanoshell whispering galleries improve thin solar panels

Visitors to Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol Building may have experienced a curious acoustic feature that allows a person to whisper softly at one side of the cavernous, half-domed room and for another on ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Climate risk of toxic shock

The effects of climate change could expose Australians to greater risks from toxic contamination, a leading scientist has warned.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Study proves plausibility of new pathway to life's chemical building blocks

For decades, chemists considered a chemical pathway known as the formose reaction the only route for producing sugars essential for life to begin, but more recent research has called into question the plausibility of such ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Steroids prevent protein changes seen in the joints of people with rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease where the body begins to attack the joints and organs of the body. Proteins within inflamed joints are often modified by citrullination, a process that converts ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Foldit gamers improve protein design through crowdsourcing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Gamers on Foldit have succeeded in improving the catalyst abilities of an enzyme, making it 18-fold more active than the original version. The idea is the brainchild of University of Washington ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Broadcast study of ocean acidification to date helps scientists evaluate effects on marine life

Might a penguin's next meal be affected by the exhaust from your tailpipe? The answer may be yes, when you add your exhaust fumes to the total amount of carbon dioxide lofted into the atmosphere by humans ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 24 | with audio podcast


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