Present in blood, urine, and milk, the chemical compound urea is the primary form of nitrogen excretion in mammals. Testing for urea levels in dairy cows helps scientists and farmers understand how effectively nitrogen from ...
Biotechnology
Jun 10, 2021
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a low-cost and effective method to detect adulterants in milk, by analyzing deposition patterns after evaporation. It was designed by Virkeshwar Kumar, ...
Biochemistry
Oct 28, 2021
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Urea (CO(NH2)2) has been applied both in agricultural and pharmaceutical field. The widely used Bosch-Meiser process has high energy consumption and CO2 emission. Therefore, it is imperative to explore energy-saving and economical ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 25, 2022
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A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a wearable sensing patch and realized rapid quantitative analysis of urea.
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 21, 2023
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Aquaporin (Aqp) 10 water channels in humans allow the free passage of water, glycerol, urea, and boric acid across cells. However, Aqp10.2b in pufferfish allows only the passage of water and glycerol and not urea and boric ...
Evolution
Dec 21, 2023
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A common chemical found in urine can be used to kick-start large-scale production of proteins such as hormones and antibodies used by biotech companies.
Biotechnology
Oct 27, 2022
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A major impediment to industrial urea synthesis is the lack of catalysts with high selectivity and activity. Prof. Yuliang Li (Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and coworkers reported a new catalyst system ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 21, 2022
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NUS biologists have discovered that the fluted giant clam absorbs urea from its surroundings and the absorption rate is enhanced by exposure to light.
Environment
Sep 25, 2018
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In Germany, the limit values for nitrate pollution have repeatedly been exceeded, partly due to fertilizers in the soil. Biopolymers could help.
Materials Science
Oct 14, 2020
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An international team led by researchers from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Manitoba has revealed the effect of nitrogen (N) fertilizer management ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 24, 2021
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