News tagged with mould
Jet lag uncovered by mould
Humans are not the only species ruled by a circadian rhythm. Even simple organisms like moulds are governed by an inner clock.
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Scientists design first robot using mould
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of the West of England are to design the first ever biological robot using mould.
Aug 30, 2009 |
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All of us -- from slime mould to MPs -- are born to cheat
(PhysOrg.com) -- Organisms are genetically programmed to cheat the system and have to be policed to stop them putting their needs ahead of society and thus threatening its survival, say scientists.
Jul 24, 2009 |
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Nano-structured polymer-based materials from scrap
EU researchers developed polymer blends and processing techniques facilitating recovery of scrap from industrial processes. Advances in this area have the potential to decrease costs and waste while protecting ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 25, 2012 |
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Bacterial builders on site for computer construction
(Phys.org) -- Forget computer viruses - magnet-making bacteria could be used to build tomorrow’s computers with larger hard drives and speedier connections.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 07, 2012 |
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Controlling the cut: Engineers top the leader board
A high-tech, precision, water jet milling control system which could transform the manufacture of complex aerospace, optical and biomedical structures and devices is being developed by an international team of engineers led ...
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Researchers attempt to solve problems of antibiotic resistance and bee deaths in one
The stomachs of wild honey bees are full of healthy lactic acid bacteria that can fight bacterial infections in both bees and humans.
Mar 14, 2012 |
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The carriers of memory
Almost 100 years after the outbreak of World War I, public opinion about war in many of the countries that fought appears to have shifted completely. Historian Jay Winter explains how poetry, art and film ...
Mar 07, 2012 |
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'Smart' microcapsules in a single step
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new, single-step method of fabricating microcapsules, which have potential commercial applications in industries including medicine, agriculture and diagnostics, has been developed by researchers ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Pharmaceuticals from crab shells
The pharmaceutical NANA is 50 times more expensive than gold. Now it can be produced from chitin - a very cheap natural resource. The process was made possible by genetically modifying mold fungi.
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Not the black sheep of domestic animals
Mapping the ancestry of sheep over the past 11,000 years has revealed that our woolly friends are stars among domestic animals, boasting vast genetic diversity and substantial prospects for continued breeding to further boost ...
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Route parasite takes to infect fish uncovered
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Aberdeen have made a discovery which could ultimately help to develop a control for a major cause of infection in farmed fish.
Jan 25, 2012 |
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New findings about Saprolegnia infections in Norwegian salmon hatcheries
Infections caused by oomycetes (or water moulds) of the Saprolegnia family reappeared as a loss factor in the fish farming industry after the dye malachite green was prohibited for use as a water treatment ...
Dec 13, 2011 |
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