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A breath mint made from... coffee?
Jun 24, 2009 |
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We all know why Starbucks puts boxes of breath mints close to the cash register. Your morning latte can create a startling aroma in your mouth, strong enough to startle your co-workers too.
Technique tricks bacteria into generating their own vaccine
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Scientists have developed a way to manipulate bacteria so they will grow mutant sugar molecules on their cell surfaces that could be used against them as the key component in potent vaccines.
Process can cut the cost of making cellulosic biofuels
Jan 22, 2009 |
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A patented Michigan State University process to pretreat corn-crop waste before conversion into ethanol means extra nutrients don't have to be added, cutting the cost of making biofuels from cellulose.
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New method uses electrolyzed water for more efficient fuel production
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Using electrolyzed water rather than harsh chemicals could be a more effective and environmentally friendly method in the pretreatment of ethanol waste products to produce an acetone-butanol-ethanol fuel mix, ...
Phthalic symbol: Important symbol of pollution is broken down by microbes
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Immobilized microbes can break down potentially harmful phthalates, according to researchers in China, writing in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution. The microbes might be used to treat industrial waste ...
Scientists work to plug microorganisms into the energy grid
May 18, 2009 |
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The answer to the looming fuel crisis in the 21st century may be found by thinking small, microscopic in fact. Microscopic organisms from bacteria and cyanobacteria, to fungi and microalgae, are biological factories that ...
Commercial yeasts upgraded with an enzyme for biofuel production
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Eckhard Boles, co-founder of the Swiss biofuel company Butalco GmbH and a professor at Goethe-University in Frankfurt, Germany, has discovered a new enzyme which teaches yeast cells to ferment xylose into ethanol. Xylose ...
Microbial factories: Researchers harness bacteria to produce energy, clean up environment
Feb 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the search for answers to the planet's biggest challenges, some MIT researchers are turning to its tiniest organisms: bacteria.
Microbes fuel energy debate
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Jan 22, 2009 |
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Microbes may well be the answer to our global energy crisis. By fermenting biomass to produce biofuels, they offer a possible climate-friendly solution to the anticipated shortfall in fossil fuel supply. A review by Professor ...
Rainforest fungus makes diesel
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Nov 03, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique fungus that makes diesel compounds has been discovered living in trees in the rainforest, according to a paper published in the November issue of Microbiology. The fungus is potent ...
Better beer: College team creating anticancer brew
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Oct 16, 2008 |
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College students often spend their free time thinking about beer, but a group of Rice University students are taking it to the next level. They're using genetic engineering to create beer that contains resveratrol, a chemical ...
Discovering a new life form in the hot springs of Yellowstone
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Oct 13, 2008 |
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Geysers, mud pots, steam vents and hot springs in the region now known as Yellowstone National Park awed American Indians and early European explorers. Now, two million tourists visit the park in northwestern ...
Heads up: New DNA study reveals evolution of beer yeasts
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Sep 10, 2008 |
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Lager lovers convinced that their beer of choice stands alone should prepare to drink their words this Oktoberfest. New research by geneticists at the Stanford University School of Medicine indicates that the brew, which ...
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