Many genes are transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules that provide instructions for protein synthesis. Other genes encode regulatory RNAs known as 'microRNAs', which can block protein translation ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

May 22, 2013 not rated yet 0

Though the price makes you wince, you might just buy that bottle of your favorite olive oil anyway. Perhaps it's exactly what you want for the salad dressing you're making tonight and for your special stir-fry ...

Biology - Other

May 10, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

Anyone who has seen pictures of the giant, red-hot cauldrons in which steel is made—fed by vast amounts of carbon, and belching flame and smoke—would not be surprised to learn that steelmaking is one of the world's leading ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

May 08, 2013 4 / 5 (16) 1 |

Researchers have found that reusing the by-products of fruit and cereal processing could help promote the sustainability of the food industry, as long as its overall environmental fingerprint is clearly evaluated.

Chemistry - Other

Apr 30, 2013 not rated yet 0

Party planners, take note: the atmosphere may become a little deflated at gala events in the future. Some scientists are sounding the alarm about the wastefulness of using helium—a rare, non-renewable gas—to fill party ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Apr 26, 2013 4.7 / 5 (19) 11

Following the drought of 2012, the prices of corn and soybean meal for livestock diets have increased significantly. In an effort to reduce their costs, pork producers are looking for alternative sources of calcium (Ca) and ...

Biology - Other

Apr 23, 2013 not rated yet 1

The challenge of making concrete greener—reducing its sizable carbon footprint without compromising performance—is just like the world's most ubiquitous manufactured material—hard!

Technology - Engineering

Apr 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

A team of Virginia Tech researchers has discovered a way to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant, a breakthrough that has the potential to bring a low-cost, environmentally friendly fuel source ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Apr 03, 2013 4.4 / 5 (34) 38 |

Mountains of hazardous waste left from China's huge phosphate fertiliser industry are polluting nearby communities and waters, the environmental group Greenpeace said in a report on Tuesday.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 02, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Two University of Calgary researchers have developed a ground-breaking way to make new affordable and efficient catalysts for converting electricity into chemical energy.

Chemistry - Materials Science

Mar 28, 2013 4.4 / 5 (13) 4 |

Some people may joke about living on caffeine, but scientists now have genetically engineered E. coli bacteria to do that—literally. Their report in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology describes bacteria bein ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Mar 27, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

A new study in the journal Geology is the latest to tie a string of unusual earthquakes, in this case, in central Oklahoma, to the injection of wastewater deep underground. Researchers now say that the ma ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Mar 26, 2013 4.2 / 5 (17) 14 |

Kansas State University civil engineers are developing the right mix to reduce concrete's carbon footprint and make it stronger. Their innovative ingredient: biofuel byproducts.

Technology - Engineering

Mar 14, 2013 4.4 / 5 (5) 0 |

A new dedusting technique for crude steel production operations improves energy recovery and the recycling of dust from blast furnace exhaust gases. The newly developed Simetal Merim process from Siemens ...

Technology - Engineering

Feb 25, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

The Alaskan Brewing Co. is going green, but instead of looking to solar and wind energy, it has turned to a very familiar source: beer.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Feb 06, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 0