News tagged with glycerol
Dutch researchers make breakthrough in bioethanol production from agricultural waste
Nov 20, 2009 |
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With the introduction of a single bacterial gene into yeast, researchers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands achieved three improvements in bioethanol production from agricultural waste material: 'More ...
LEGO toy helps researchers learn what happens on nanoscale
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Johns Hopkins engineers are using a popular children's toy to visualize the behavior of particles, cells and molecules in environments too small to see with the naked eye. These researchers are arranging little ...
Glucose to glycerol conversion in long-lived yeast provides anti-aging effects
May 08, 2009 |
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Cell biologists have found a more filling substitute for caloric restriction in extending the life span of simple organisms. In a study published May 8 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, researchers from the Univer ...
AIDS: Microbicide gel 'highly encouraging' in lab tests
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 04, 2009 |
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The dogged search for a vaginal gel to thwart the AIDS virus earned some good news on Wednesday as scientists announced that a cheap, commonly-used compound shielded monkeys from a lethal cousin of HIV.
Nature's own chemical plant
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Petroleum is the feedstock for many products in the chemical industry. However, this fossil fuel is becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. Renewable raw materials are an alternative. But can the likes of bioethanol be ...
Researcher converts biodiesel-waste glycerol into omega-3 fatty acids
Aug 21, 2008 |
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The typical American diet often lacks omega-3 fatty acids despite clinical research that shows their potential human health benefits. Zhiyou Wen, assistant professor of biological systems engineering in Virginia Tech's College ...
Research yields pricey chemicals from biodiesel waste
Jun 30, 2008 |
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In a move that promises to change the economics of biodiesel refining, chemical engineers at Rice University have unveiled a set of techniques for cleanly converting problematic biofuels waste into chemicals that fetch a ...
