Phys.org news tagged with:nutrient information https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Most plastics are made from fossil fuels and end up in the ocean, but marine microbes can't degrade them Marine plastic pollution is a massive environmental issue, with a plastic smog of an estimated 170 trillion particles afloat in the world's oceans. This highlights how urgently we need to develop strategies to mitigate this environmental crisis. https://phys.org/news/2024-06-plastics-fossil-fuels-ocean-marine.html Environment Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:24:50 EDT news638450687 The benefit of redundancy in biological systems When viewed from an engineer's perspective, biology is often messy and imperfect. For example, redundancy is a common feature of biological systems, with the job of one biological component overlapping with that of another. https://phys.org/news/2023-03-benefit-redundancy-biological.html Evolution Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:46:19 EDT news598704376 Addressing food insecurity in the digital age In the search for food —whether through foraging, hunting or agriculture —we are constantly at war with nature. In addition, food is distributed unequally: over 800 million people experience hunger while two billion are overweight or obese. https://phys.org/news/2019-05-food-insecurity-digital-age.html Environment Fri, 03 May 2019 09:10:01 EDT news476091952 Study resolves debate on human cell shut-down process Researchers at the University of Liverpool have resolved the debate over the mechanisms involved in the shut-down process during cell division in the body. https://phys.org/news/2012-04-debate-human-cell-shut-down.html Cell & Microbiology Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:48:10 EDT news253442881 Nutrient data in time for the new year Two timely nutrient data sets provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are being used by the beef and pork industries to provide new Nutrition Facts labels for their products. Federal rules require specific meat and poultry products to carry new nutrition information. https://phys.org/news/2012-01-nutrient-year.html Other Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:20:02 EST news245923371 Structure of a molecular copy machine: How mitochondrial genes are transcribed Mitochondria are compartments within cells and have their own DNA. The key protein required for the expression of the genetic information in this DNA is the mitochondrial RNA polymerase enzyme. Its three-dimensional structure has now been determined in atomic detail. https://phys.org/news/2011-09-molecular-machine-mitochondrial-genes.html Cell & Microbiology Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:07:14 EDT news236257602