Mussels survive by sticking to rocks in the fierce waves or tides underwater. Materials mimicking this underwater adhesion are widely used for skin or bone adhesion, for modifying the surface of a scaffold, or even in drug ...
Materials Science
Jun 1, 2021
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(AP)—U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged governments to speed up talks to forge a joint response to global warming, describing it as an "existential challenge for the whole human race."
Environment
Dec 4, 2012
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HYDROGEOLOGISTS have detected elevated acidity levels in the Gnangara Mound water table, north of Perth.
Environment
Jul 19, 2013
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To study the effects of ocean acidification, ten huge plastic containers called mesocosms are placed in the Gullmar Fjord in Sweden. The project is unique: mesocosms of this size have never been used for such a long period ...
Environment
Mar 14, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Salicylic acid is key to protecting plants from everything from extreme temperatures to diseases. But increasing this naturally occurring chemical typically results in stunted plant growth.
Biotechnology
Aug 27, 2013
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Although thousands of entire genomes have been sequenced, our understanding of their detailed workings remains far from complete. Researchers continue to find new genes, determine their function, and map how they interact ...
Biotechnology
May 10, 2013
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Forest fires and emission of air pollutants, which include fumes from vehicles running on diesel and slow burning of coal and charcoal, release isocyanic acid in the troposphere. In 2011, scientists first detected isocyanic ...
Environment
Jul 18, 2012
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Today we commonly encounter contactless RFID chips in a number of products, but can similar technology be implemented at the molecular level? The answer is yes. The principle of molecular encoding conceived by Miloslav Polášek ...
Biochemistry
Jun 10, 2022
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Marine Environmental Remote-controlled Measuring And Integrated Detection - an international team of scientists and engineers developed automatic sensors and analyzers, mounted on a network of radio-controlled stations, to ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 9, 2010
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Ribonucleic acids (RNA) ensure that the blueprint in the cell nucleus is translated into vital proteins and that cell functions are regulated. However, little is known about the structure and function of particularly long ...
Biotechnology
Feb 4, 2020
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