News tagged with protective mechanism

Stomata development in plants unraveled -- a valuable discovery for environmental research

Gent researchers at VIB have unraveled the action mechanism of the main plant hormone that regulates the development of stomata. This breakthrough has important implications for environmental research and for the protection ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nerve gas litmus test could sense airborne chemical weapons

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nerve gases are colorless, odorless, tasteless and deadly. While today's soldiers carry masks and other protective gear, they don't have reliable ways of knowing when they need them in time. ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Robust consumer protection laws needed to close internet loopholes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Governments the world over must do more to safeguard internet shoppers from 'rogue' traders and their online scams, a new study from Queen Mary, University of London suggests.

Technology / Other

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Heavy metal paradox could point toward new therapy for Lou Gehrig's disease

New discoveries have been made about how an elevated level of lead, which is a neurotoxic heavy metal, can slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease - findings that could point the way ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research spawns new discoveries showing how crops survive drought

(PhysOrg.com) -- Breakthrough research done earlier this year by a plant cell biologist at the University of California, Riverside has greatly accelerated scientists' knowledge on how plants and crops can ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Genetic change prevents cell death in mouse model of Parkinson's disease

(PhysOrg.com) -- By shifting a normal protective mechanism into overdrive, a University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist has completely shielded mice from a toxic chemical that would otherwise cause Parkinson's ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0