Researchers have developed a method to spur the production of new antibiotic or antiparasitic compounds hiding in the genomes of actinobacteria, which are the source of the drugs actinomycin and …read more Source:: Science
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The secret to a long life? For worms, a cellular recycling protein is key
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•Scientists have shown that worms live longer lives if they produce excess levels of a protein, p62, which recognizes toxic cell proteins that are tagged for destruction. The discovery could …read more Source:: Science
Reactor turns greenhouse gas into pure liquid fuel
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•An electrocatalysis reactor built at Rice University recycles carbon dioxide to produce pure liquid fuel solutions using electricity. The scientists behind the invention hope it will become an efficient and …read more Source:: Science
Pig-Pen effect: Mixing skin oil and ozone can produce a personal pollution cloud
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•When ozone and skin oils meet, the resulting reaction may help remove ozone from an indoor environment, but it can also produce a personal cloud of pollutants that affects indoor …read more Source:: Science
Scientists discover first organism with chlorophyll genes that doesn’t photosynthesize
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•For the first time scientists have found an organism that can produce chlorophyll but does not engage in photosynthesis. The peculiar organism is dubbed ‘corallicolid’ because it is found in …read more Source:: Science
Genes that evolve from scratch expand protein diversity
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•A new study challenges one of the classic assumptions about how new proteins evolve. The research shows that random, noncoding sections of DNA can quickly evolve to produce new proteins. …read more Source:: Science
Magnetic teeth hold promise for materials and energy
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•Researchers have discovered a piece of the genetic puzzle that allows a mollusk to produce magnetite nanomaterials. …read more Source:: Science
How to mass produce cell-sized robots
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•Researchers have discovered a way to mass produce tiny, cell-sized robots that could be used for industrial or biomedical monitoring. …read more Source:: Science
Eco-friendly nanoparticles for artificial photosynthesis
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•Researchers have developed a nanoparticle type for novel use in artificial photosynthesis by adding zinc sulfide on the surface of indium-based quantum dots. These quantum dots produce clean hydrogen fuel …read more Source:: Science
Emissions from most diesel cars in Europe greatly exceed laboratory testing levels
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•A new study reports that Volkswagen is not the only auto manufacturer to make diesel cars that produce vastly more emissions on the road than in laboratory tests. The study …read more Source:: Science