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Sewage treatment in the East may be enough to reduce Baltic algal blooms

(PhysOrg.com) -- Upgrading sewage treatment in the southeastern Baltic Sea states to Swedish standards may suffice to reduce algal blooms in the Baltic to levels of the 1950s. This is shown in a study performed by Andreas ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study reveals the protein that makes phosphate chains in yeast

Phosphate chains store energy and have many more different functions in a cell.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research could lead to new non-antibiotic drugs to counter hospital infections

Lack of an adequate amount of the mineral phosphate can turn a common bacterium into a killer, according to research to be published in the April 14, 2009, issue of the Proceedings of the National Academies of ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Virus battery could power cars, electronic devices

For the first time, MIT researchers have shown they can genetically engineer viruses to build both the positively and negatively charged ends of a lithium-ion battery.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 4

Chewing gum helps treat hyperphosphatemia in kidney disease patients

Chewing gum made with a phosphate-binding ingredient can help treat high phosphate levels in dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of the ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Common food additive found to increase risk and speed spread of lung cancer

New research in an animal model suggests that a diet high in inorganic phosphates, which are found in a variety of processed foods including meats, cheeses, beverages, and bakery products, might speed growth of lung cancer ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 7