News tagged with iron poisoning

Ocean geo-engineering produces toxic blooms of plankton

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research led by The University of Western Ontario warns of the potential for ecological harm caused by the fertilization of oceanic waters with the trace element iron. This fertilization ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Two-pronged model could help foil tough cystic fibrosis infections

Dartmouth Medical School researchers have devised a novel approach for thwarting the relentless bacterial infections that thrive in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF), unlocking new possibilities against a tenacious ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0