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Two Bacteria Better Than One in Cellulose-fed Fuel Cell
3.8.2007 | Press monitoring
No currently known bacteria that allow termites and cows to digest cellulose, can power a microbial fuel cell and those bacteria that can produce electrical current cannot eat cellulose. But careful pairing of bacteria can create a fuel cell that consumes cellulose and produces electricity, according to a team of Penn State resea...
Unfit viruses cause worse disease
2.8.2007 | Press monitoring
The strains of HIV that produce most progeny might not be the ones that cause AIDS. According to a new computer model, HIV must evolve to actually become less productive before it causes disease.
Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Announces PALM MicroBeam IV for Laser Microdissection in Life-Science Research
1.8.2007 | Press monitoring
Thornwood, N.Y. – Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH, a leading provider of microscopy solutions for a variety of research, clinical and industrial applications, introduces the PALM MicroBeam IV, a system designed to cleanly extract even the smallest biomaterials from heterogeneous tissue and cell colonies. The patented Laser Microdissection and...
Without U.S. Rules, Biotech Food Lacks Investors
1.8.2007 | Press monitoring
This little piggy’s manure causes less pollution. This little piggy produces extra milk for her babies. And this little piggy makes fatty acids normally found in fish, so that eating its bacon might actually be good for you.
FDA to address nanotech standards
31.7.2007 | Press monitoring
Nanotechnology has enormous potential to revolutionize the drug, medical device, cosmetic and food industries, but according to a new report, the FDA lacks a standard regulatory procedure for approving nanotech products. Hundreds of nanotech products are already on the market, yet the long-term effects aren’t fully understood and could be...
Enzyme discovery sheds light on vitamin D
30.7.2007 | Press monitoring
Surprising findings by Queen’s researchers have shed new light on how the “sunshine vitamin” D – increasingly used to treat and prevent cancer and other diseases – is broken down by our bodies.
GMO zero tolerance devastating for EU feed industry
29.7.2007 | Press monitoring
Coceral, the European grain and feedstuffs traders and Fefac, the EU compound feed manufacturers welcome the new EU Commission report on the economic impact of unapproved GMOs, which concludes on the “need to take urgent action to avoid negative implications for EU livestock production and agriculture overall”.
Sweet sorghum good source for ethanol
28.7.2007 | Press monitoring
The production and use of bio-fuels is growing. The Indian Crops Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has therefore launched a campaign with the dryland farmers, encouraging them to plant sweet sorghum (variety named NTJ-2) for producing ethanol. The harvested sorghum is sold to a private distillery.
Gene offers itchy-skin cure hope
27.7.2007 | Press monitoring
Scientists believe they have identified the gene for itchiness, raising the hope of treatment for the condition.
Crustaceans may help heal space injuries
26.7.2007 | Press monitoring
U.S. scientists say they suspect an ingredient found in shrimp and lobster shells might make future missions to Mars safer for space crews.
