News tagged with seaweed
Safer hair dyes and cosmetics to be made from Shetland seaweed
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Scientists have launched a project to make hair dye out of seaweed from around the Shetland Islands.
Mass spec technique analyzes defensive chemicals on seaweed surfaces for potential drugs
Apr 06, 2009 |
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A new analytical technique is helping scientists learn how organisms as simple as seaweed can mount complex chemical defenses to protect themselves from microbial threats such as fungus. Known as desorption ...
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Monument lifted from Cleopatra's underwater city
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Archaeologists on Thursday hoisted a 9-ton temple pylon from the waters of the Mediterranean that was part of the palace complex of the fabled Cleopatra before it became submerged for centuries in ...
At Google, Chu announces grants for 'out-of-the-box' global warming projects
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Fulfilling a campaign pledge to tap Silicon Valley innovation to combat global warming, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced Monday at Google's headquarters the first federal grants for high-risk, high-reward clean-tech ...
'Spaghetti' scaffolding could help grow skin in labs
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Scientists are developing new scaffolding technology which could be used to grow tissues such as skin, nerves and cartilage using 3D spaghetti-like structures. Their research is highlighted in the latest issue of Business, the qu ...
Tiny technology may yield major finds -- and possible perils
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Imagine a particle so small it would take a million of them to stretch across the period at the end of this sentence. Imagine such particles could help catch cancer cells floating in your bloodstream before they could metastasize ...
Receptor activated exclusively by glutamate discovered on tongue
Oct 09, 2009 |
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One hundred years ago, Kikunae Ikeda discovered the flavour-giving properties of glutamate, a non essential amino acid traditionally used to enhance the taste of many fermented or ripe foods, such as ripe ...
Scientists study harmful algal blooms in Puget Sound
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Under a microscope, Heterosigma akashiwo looks like a potato or a cornflake. To the naked eye, sea lettuce is a big, green sheet of seaweed. In most cases, these different algae are food for the ocean's vegetarians.
Holding breath for several minutes elevates marker for brain damage
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Divers who held their breath for several minutes had elevated levels of a protein that can signal brain damage, according to a new study from the Journal of Applied Physiology. However, the appearance of the protein, S100B, ...
Researchers to implant pig cells in diabetics
Jul 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A New Zealand biotech company began a trial Thursday that will implant cells from newborn pigs into eight human volunteers as an experimental treatment for their diabetes.
Fast-growing kelp invades San Francisco Bay
Jul 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A fast-growing kelp from the Far East has spread along the California coast from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay, worrying marine scientists and outpacing eradication efforts.
Sick sea critters aided by Marine Mammal Center
Jun 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A recent surge in weakened and malnourished sea lions found along the Northern California coast is mystifying scientists and keeping workers hopping at the newly expanded Marine Mammal Center here.
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