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Shining light on cells' inner workings

(Phys.org) -- Lanrong Bi and Nazmiye Yapici are shining new light on the hidden processes within cells. For their groundbreaking research, Bi, an assistant professor of chemistry at Michigan Technological ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nitrogen in the soil cleans the air

Eutrophication harms the environment in many ways. Unexpectedly, nitrogen fertilizer may also be positive for the environment. And even acidic soils, promoting the destruction of forests, can have a positive ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

See off Alzheimer's with the color purple

Ground-breaking research from Professor Douglas Kell, published in the journal Archives of Toxicology, has found that the majority of debilitating illnesses are in part caused by poorly-bound iron which causes the produc ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Orange corn holds promise for reducing blindness, child death

Decreasing or increasing the function of a newly discovered gene in corn may increase vitamin A content and have significant implications for reducing childhood blindness and mortality rates, according to ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 29, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New visible light photocatalyst kills bacteria, even after light turned off

In the battle against bacteria, researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a powerful new weapon - an enhanced photocatalytic disinfection process that uses visible light to destroy harmful bacteria and viruses, ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 19, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

All smoothed out: Hydroxyl radicals remove nanoscopic irregularities on polished gold surfaces

(PhysOrg.com) -- The precious metal gold is the material of choice for many technical applications because it does not corrode - and because it also has interesting electrical, magnetic, and optical properties. Gold is thus ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drug kills cells through novel mechanism

MIT and Boston University researchers have discovered that the drug hydroxyurea kills bacteria by inducing them to produce molecules toxic to themselves — a conclusion that raises the possibility of finding ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hubble observes LCROSS impact: Preliminary analysis shows no clear evidence for hydroxyl

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has made a series of observations immediately preceding and following the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) Centaur rocket stage and shepherding ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

China Pearl River Delta Creating Large Amounts of Hydroxyl Radicals

A team of atmospheric scientists have published their field study findings about unusual chemical reactions taking place in the Pearl River Delta in China during 2006. The Julich Research Center's Institute ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 06, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 weblog