In about a third of the global ocean, the abundance of life is limited by a dearth of biologically available iron. The supply of iron to a region that is depleted in this important nutrient can stimulate algal productivity, ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2013
2
0
It may be better to tolerate lower oil content in algae grown for biodiesel to boost growth and overall productivity, says research from the University of Sheffield.
Biotechnology
Mar 11, 2013
0
0
Scientists at UC San Francisco have found a more precise way to turn off genes, a finding that will speed research discoveries and biotech advances and may eventually prove useful in reprogramming cells to regenerate organs ...
Biotechnology
Mar 7, 2013
0
0
(Phys.org)—Nature's ability to create iridescent flowers has been recreated by mathematicians at The University of Nottingham. The team of researchers have collaborated with experimentalists at the University of Cambridge ...
Mathematics
Jan 10, 2013
0
0
Just 20 years ago, the soils of the Amazon basin were thought unsuitable for large-scale agriculture, but then industrial agriculture—and the ability to fertilize on a massive scale—came to the Amazon. What were once ...
Environment
Dec 17, 2012
0
0
(Phys.org)—Why is NASA conducting plant research aboard the International Space Station? Because during future long-duration missions, life in space may depend on it.
Space Exploration
Dec 3, 2012
0
0
MicroRNAs are essential regulators of the genetic program in multicellular organisms. Because of their potent effects, the production of these small regulators has itself to be tightly controlled. That is the key finding ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 8, 2012
0
0
(Phys.org)—Warmer climates won't necessarily speed the return of nitrogen to soils as scientists once thought, according to a Purdue University study.
Environment
Nov 1, 2012
6
0
There are approximately one trillion quintillion microbial cells on this planet. That's more than the number of stars in the known universe!
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 22, 2012
0
0
(Phys.org)—New technology, a desire to produce domestic energy, and concerns over climate change have spurred a rapid increase in oil and natural gas, bioenergy, wind, solar and geothermal energy production. These developments ...
Environment
Sep 28, 2012
0
0
