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Rot's unique wood degrading machinery to be harnessed for  better biofuels production

Rot's unique wood degrading machinery to be harnessed for better biofuels production

Chemistry /

created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 0

An international team led by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory have translated the genetic ...





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The sweet world of soil microbiology

Other Sciences / Other

created May 01, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Using classroom, hands-on activities can help instructors to communicate difficult scientific concepts and stimulate student thinking. Despite its importance, the diversity in soil microbes can conceptually be difficult to ...


Antimicrobial antibodies in celiac disease: Trick or treat?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anti-microbial antibody formation has been reported in celiac disease. Relatively high positivity rates were observed for the conventional antibodies, for example, ASCA, anti-OmpW, and anti-I2, and they were known to decrease ...


Patience pays off with methanol for uranium bioremediation

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The legacy of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy development has left ground water and sediment at dozens of sites across the United States and many more around the world contaminated with uranium. The uranium is transported ...


New DNA array sheds light on coral disease

Biology /

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The answer to what's killing the world's coral reefs may be found in a tiny chip that fits in the palm of your hand.


New age of discovery for new proteins dawns

New age of discovery for new proteins dawns

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- We are on the brink of another new age of discovery- this time of countless new proteins, which could be used in a whole range of situations from medicine to industry, following the successful ...


A little bit of spit reveals a lot about what lives in your mouth

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Like it or not, your mouth is home to a thriving community of microbial life. More than 600 different species of bacteria reside in this "microbiome," yet everyone hosts a unique set of bugs, and this could have important ...


Exploring standards to advance microbial genomics

Exploring standards to advance microbial genomics

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microbes contribute to manifold human endeavors ranging from bioenergy to agriculture to medicine. Moreover, they make the Earth's biogeochemical cycles go round, a prerequisite for all life on the planet. ...


Hydrothermal vents: Hot spots of microbial diversity

Biology /

created Oct 04, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Thousands of new kinds of marine microbes have been discovered at two deep-sea hydrothermal vents off the Oregon coast by scientists at the MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) and University of Washington’s Joint Institute ...


Scientists seek to assess the microbial risks in the water we drink

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 11, 2007 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

It is a familiar scenario experienced around the world: an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness suddenly emerges in a community, and no one knows where it came from or how to stop it. At the start of the outbreak, only a ...


Alternative agricultural practices combine productivity and soil health

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The progressive degradation of useful soils for agriculture and farm animal husbandry is a growing environmental and social problem, given that it endangers the food safety of an increasing world population. This fact prompted ...



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