News tagged with metabolic fuel

Metabolic models make remediation more manageable

(PhysOrg.com) -- In efforts to reduce contamination at a former uranium mill tailings site, Dr. Krishna Mahadevan is developing genome-scale models to determine why certain bacteria reduce uranium better than ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

World first research study on jet fuel exposure syndrome looking for participants

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mater Medical Research Institute researchers affiliated with The University of Queensland will lead the first study into the health implications of working with aviation fuels and F-111 deseal/reseal agents.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 23, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

From predictions to reality: Genomics reveals microbe's metabolic potential

Knowing an organism's metabolism can give scientists essential insights into how the organism uses its resources. These insights can then enable them to tweak the metabolism to enhance the microbe's use of ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pioneering research produces industrially vital chemical through engineered bacteria

A team of South Korean scientists have succeeded in engineering the bacterium E. coli to produce the industrial chemical putrescine. The research, published in the journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering, provides a rene ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research may hold key to maintaining embryonic stem cells in lab

In a new study that could transform embryonic stem cell (ES cell) research, scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered why mouse ES cells can be easily grown in a laboratory while other mammalian ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1