Coral tricks for adapting to ocean acidification
A process that changes the regulation of genes could help corals acclimatize to the impacts of global warming.
Environment
Jun 11, 2018
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News tagged with acid levels
Advancing the science of smell—with a hint of musk
Researchers have identified key molecular mechanisms at work when people smell musks, a highly valued group of fixatives used in many perfumes and colognes. The discovery may have implications for a wide range of effects ...
Biochemistry
Apr 9, 2018
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Google honors geochemist Katsuko Saruhashi
Google is using its logo Thursday to honor a pioneer in geochemistry.
Internet
Mar 23, 2018
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Novel methods of synthesizing quantum dot materials
For quantum dot (QD) materials to perform well in devices such as solar cells, the nanoscale crystals in them need to pack together tightly so that electrons can hop easily from one dot to the next and flow out as current. ...
Nanophysics
Jan 25, 2018
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A spring-loaded sensor for cholesterol in cells
Although too much cholesterol is bad for your health, some cholesterol is essential. Most of the cholesterol that the human body needs is manufactured in its own cells in a synthesis process consisting of more than 20 steps. ...
Biochemistry
Dec 7, 2017
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First oceans may have been acidic
One way to understand how ocean acidity can change, for example, in response to rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, is to look to the history of seawater acidity. Dr. Itay Halevy of the Weizmann Institute of Science has looked ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 10, 2017
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Ocean acidification can promote shell formation
Fact: More carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air also acidifies the oceans. It seemed to be the logical conclusion that shellfish and corals will suffer, because chalk formation becomes more difficult in more acidic seawater. But ...
Environment
Jan 27, 2017
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Molecular conductors help plants respond to drought
We can tell when plants need water: their leaves droop and they start to look dry. But what's happening on a molecular level?
Biotechnology
Nov 3, 2016
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Dental team tweaks DNA to improve plant-based medicines
Henry Daniell, a professor in the departments of Biochemistry and Pathology in the University of Pennsylvania's School of Dental Medicine, has found great success in using genetic engineering to coax lettuce and tobacco ...
Biotechnology
Oct 31, 2016
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Team develops highly sensitive biosensor for measuring glucose in saliva
Diabetic patients have to monitor blood glucose regularly and frequently, but conventional method of taking blood sample for measuring glucose level is painful. It is therefore important to develop high performance biological ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 2, 2015
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