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Researchers Identify Problems in the Uranium Bioremediation Avenue
Mar 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Toxic uranium is often found in soil and groundwater in places where uranium was either mined or enriched to make nuclear fuel and weapons. Uranium contamination, which is a threat to wildlife ...
Patience pays off with methanol for uranium bioremediation
Feb 23, 2009 |
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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 ...
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Biosensor for measuring stress in cells
May 16, 2008 |
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Cancer, nervous system disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, cardiovascular disorders and old age have one thing in common: Both in afflicted tissue and in aging cells, scientists have observed oxidative changes in important ...
Landfill cover soil methane oxidation underestimated
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Landfilled waste decomposes in the absence of oxygen and results in the production of methane. Landfills are classified as the second-largest human-made source of CH4 in the U.S. Additionally, landfill gas contains numerous ...
Paired microbes eliminate methane using sulfur pathway
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Jan 17, 2008 |
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Anaerobic microbes in the Earth's oceans consume 90 percent of the methane produced by methane hydrates – methane trapped in ice – preventing large amounts of methane from reaching the atmosphere. Researchers now have evidence ...
Artificial photosynthesis moves a step closer
Mar 25, 2008 |
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Jülich scientists have made an important step on the long road to artificially mimicking photosynthesis. They were able to synthesise a stable inorganic metal oxide cluster, which enables the fast and effective oxidation ...
This idea doesn't stink: New tech cuts industrial odors, pollutants
Aug 26, 2009 |
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A North Carolina State University researcher has devised a new technology that really does not stink. In fact, it could be the key to eliminating foul odors and air pollutants emitted by industrial chicken rendering facilities ...
Porphyrin electron-transfer reactions observed at the molecular level
Aug 23, 2007 |
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Researchers at Temple University have observed and documented electron transfer reactions on an electrode surface at the single molecule level for the first time, a discovery which could have future relevance to areas such ...
Porphyrin electron-transfer reactions observed at the molecular level
Aug 02, 2007 |
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Researchers at Temple University have observed and documented electron transfer reactions on an electrode surface at the single molecule level for the first time, a discovery which could have future relevance to areas such ...
Nickel isotope may be methane producing microbe biomarker
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Jun 22, 2009 |
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Nickel, an important trace nutrient for the single cell organisms that produce methane, may be a useful isotopic marker to pinpoint the past origins of these methanogenic microbes, according to Penn State and University of ...
Discovery has implications for heart disease
May 01, 2008 |
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A study, led by University of Iowa researchers, reveals a new dimension for a key heart enzyme and sheds light on an important biological pathway involved in cell death in heart disease. The study, published in the May 2 ...
Engineering chimeric polypeptides to illuminate cellular redox states
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Jan 24, 2008 |
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UIUC interdisciplinary team reports the design of chimeric polypeptides leading to development of noninvasive biosensors for potential application in biomedical research.
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