News tagged with cycling
Diabetes treatment may also provide protection against endometrial cancer
Research led by Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick has found that Metformin, a drug treatment used to treat diabetes and also in women with Polycystic vary syndrome (PCOS), may potentially ...
Apr 05, 2011 |
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New research reveals insight into lignin biosynthesis
Lignin is the durable biopolymer that gives carrots their fiber and crunch and meat grilled over a campfire its characteristic smoky flavor. Acting as the glue that holds the plant cell wall together, lignin ...
Mar 31, 2011 |
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Stranglers of the tropics -- and beyond
Kudzu, the plant scourge of the U.S. Southeast. The long tendrils of this woody vine, or liana, are on the move north with a warming climate.
Mar 25, 2011 |
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Marine methane reservoirs much larger 550 million years ago
Massive methane reservoirs in the ancient ocean could account for an unexplained hiccup in Earth's carbon cycle.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 22, 2011 |
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A supermoon and solar flares: What on Earth is going on in space?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Assistant Professor Sarah Symons explains some of the out-of-this-world activity happening in space.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 17, 2011 |
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CO2 emissions from biomass combustion
An article in the current issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy proposes a new method to account for CO2 emissions from biomass combustion in bioenergy systems.
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Rising CO2 is causing plants to release less water to the atmosphere, researchers say
As carbon dioxide levels have risen during the last 150 years, the density of pores that allow plants to breathe has dwindled by 34 percent, restricting the amount of water vapor the plants release to the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 03, 2011 |
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Land use affects the composition of the atmosphere
Tropical deforestation not only has a large impact on the carbon cycle and climate, but also affects the chemistry of the atmosphere.
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Brown tide culprit sequenced: Genome of the first of algal bloom species
Algae play key roles in the global carbon cycle, helping sequester significant amounts of carbon. Some algal species can bloom, or become so numerous, that they discolor coastal waters and reduce the amount ...
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Spent nuclear fuel is anything but waste
Failure to pursue a program for recycling spent nuclear fuel has put the U.S. far behind other countries and represents a missed opportunity to enhance the nation's energy security and influence other countries, the former ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 20, 2011 |
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Space weather could wreak havoc in gadget-driven world
A geomagnetic space storm sparked by a solar eruption like the one that flared toward Earth Tuesday is bound to strike again and could wreak havoc across the gadget-happy modern world, experts say.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2011 |
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Choose less contaminating products thanks to eco-labeling
Ensuring the sustainability of the products we use is a fundamental challenge for society, and is becoming ever more important for consumers and companies. A researcher from the University of Santiago de Compostela ...
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Study: Premenstrual mood changes predictive of greater bipolar disorder severity
A study of nearly 300 women with bipolar disorder showed that those reporting flare-ups of mood symptoms before menstruation had more depressive episodes and more severe symptoms during the following year, compared with bipolar ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Biogeochemistry at the core of global environmental solutions
If society wants to address big picture environmental problems, like global climate change, acid rain, and coastal dead zones, we need to pay closer attention to the Earth's coupled biogeochemical cycles. ...
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Making use of cellular 'noise'
(PhysOrg.com) -- While some scientists find it messy that cells of the same type will respond differently to identical stimuli, Duke University bioengineers have turned this cellular noise to their advantage.
Feb 09, 2011 |
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