News tagged with hydrogen sulphide
Stuff of stink bombs investigated for role in pregnancy
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Scientists at the University of Leicester are investigating how the stuff of stink bombs and flatulence could play a critical role in the human reproductive system.
Farnesoid X receptor regulates cystathionase
May 13, 2009 |
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The expression and activity of Cystathionase is reduced in rodent models of liver injury, leading to hyper-homocysteinemia and impaired generation of hydrogen sulphide, two factors that contribute to endothelial dysfunction ...
Colon cancer and the microbes in your gut
Mar 31, 2009 |
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A typical Western diet, rich in meat and fats and low in complex carbohydrates, is a recipe for colon cancer, Professor Stephen O'Keefe from the University of Pittsburgh, USA, told the Society for General Microbiology meeting ...
Bacteria detoxify deadly seawater
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Dec 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Some marine bacteria produce hydrogen sulphide, which is toxic to animals. Scientists have now discovered that bacteria also protect marine animals from this toxic gas. A bacterial bloom detoxified ...
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The greenhouse gas that saved the world
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Aug 18, 2009 |
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When Planet Earth was just cooling down from its fiery creation, the sun was faint and young. So faint that it should not have been able to keep the oceans of earth from freezing. But fortunately for the creation of life, ...
Enzyme-based biological fuel cell is built
Apr 19, 2006 |
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Oxford University scientists have built an enzyme based biological fuel cell that takes oxygen and hydrogen from an atmosphere to power electrical devices.
Stomach ulcer bug causes bad breath
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Nov 24, 2008 |
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Bacteria that cause stomach ulcers and cancer could also be giving us bad breath, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology. For the first time, scientists have found Helico ...
On the path to metallic hydrogen
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Hydrogen, the most common element in the universe, is normally an insulating gas, but at high pressures it may turn into a superconductor. Now, scientists at the Carnegie Institution in Washington D.C., US, ...
Italy launches first clean hydrogen power plant
Aug 14, 2009 |
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Italian power company Enel said Friday that it had started up a ground-breaking hydrogen-powered electricity plant producing no greenhouse gases.
Hydrogen-rich Material Promises Advances in Energy Transmission, Fuel Storage
Aug 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Science, a joint institute of SLAC and Stanford University, have produced a hydrogen-rich alloy that could provide insight into ...
Oil-eating microbes give clue to ancient energy source
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Sep 09, 2008 |
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Microbes that break down oil and petroleum are more diverse than we thought, suggesting hydrocarbons were used as an energy source early in Earth's history, scientists heard today at the Society for General Microbiology's ...
Taiwan unveils hydrogen-powered mobile phone chargers
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Taiwanese researchers said Friday they have developed hydrogen-powered mobile phone chargers, in a development that could boost the island's efforts to become a player in green technologies.
'Rotten eggs' in the blood
Apr 29, 2008 |
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Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is a gas most commonly associated with the smell of stink bombs, sewage and rotten eggs, but a team of researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England and King’s College Lo ...
Hydrogen-making algae's 'Achilles' heel' discovered
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered how oxygen stops green algae from producing hydrogen. The findings could help those working towards 'solar H2-farms' in which microorganisms produce hydrogen fuel ...
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