Ten Years of Progress For Superfund Basic Research Program
...rs. It alternates between anaerobic(no oxygen) and aerobic (with oxygen) degradation to chew up thedyes more completely. Bishop's group has also designed tiny probes which can measurethe concentration of oxygen, hydrogen sulfide and other compoundsin the biofilms. This is important, because some of thesecomp...Munching Microbes Make A Meal Out Of Toxic Substances
...bioremediation, to be most effective, should be an aerobic process, which means getting as much oxygen as possible to the microbes. In Indiana, that can be a problem because the soil is silty and gas doesn't travel well through it. However, Nies says, there are some relatively simple methods for aerating soi...Purdue Study Finds Prehistoric Couch Potato
...nosaurs lagging behind their northern relatives in aerobic fitness for tens of millions of years. "Whereas 14...ir the animal could take in and therefore the more aerobic it could be," he says. Though all of the of the early dinosaurs had a similar lineup of ribs to vert...Crossing Bacterial/Archaeal Boundaries
...otrophic bacteria represent a ubiquitious group of aerobic (oxygen-dependent) microorganisms which belong to the domain of the bacteria and grow on methanol (CH3OH), simple methylated compounds or methane under the formation of carbon dioxide. Both groups of organisms, methanogenic archaea and methylotrop...Creatine Works, But Long-Term Effects Are Still Unknown
...e supplements improve performance in long-duration aerobic exercise, thenewsletter says.......t lifters or the slowendurance muscle developed by aerobic enthusiasts. Using cultured muscle cells,investiga... molecular explanation for the importanteffects of aerobic exercise in increasing physical endurance and reducing riskfor cardiovascular disease," Williams sai......s in a laboratory test that measured ability to do aerobic work. To confirmthe hypothesis, the researchers lo...n of more redblood cells, and consequently greater aerobic power, which translates intoincreased speed on the track," he said. Levine hypothesizes that EPO pro...Bacteria That Gorge On Rotting Waste Can Break Down DDT
... nutrients and a cycle ofalternating anaerobic and aerobic conditions for local bacteria to degrade thepesticides. In a year-long test at an old pesticide factory in Tampa, Florida,AstraZeneca's process, called Xenorem, cut DDT levels in the soil by more than95 per cent. DDT is considered one of the ...Agronomists offer alternative approaches to gulf pollution
...ree to six weeks in the springbecause it allows an aerobic root zone for seed development. Beyond that itseffectiveness is limited," he says. "When it rains during the dry summer months,the tile systems don't know that it's July and that water is needed. So thewater that the crops need may move out of the ro...Microbes in basalt thrive on mixed diet of toxic waste
...ite under realisticenvironmental conditions: in an aerobic atmosphere, at room temperature, and inthe dark. Arthrobacter oxydans was reintroduced on some of the sterilizedmagnetite samples. Dilute chromate solution was applied to both the abiotic(barren) and biotic (inhabited) magnetite samples; in...Common parasite overturns traditional beliefs about the evolution and role of hemoglobin
...forms, like bacteria, separatedfrom newly emerging aerobic organisms, such as humans. The worm, in short,reveals that hemoglobin evolved first and foremost to handle the molecule nitricoxide (NO) rather than oxygen, as scientists thought, and tells the tale of whenhemoglobin ceased being a "consumer" of oxy......perform long, deep dives that seem to exceed their aerobic capacities. Now, with the help of sophisticated instruments and video technology, a team of researchers has resolved the paradox and discovered a laid-back diving strategy that appears to be widespread among marine mammals. The researchers stud...Researchers find unusual protein in bacterium
...bacteria, evenly distributed between anaerobic and aerobic (able to use oxygen). Although many disease-causing bacteria are aerobic, some are able to grow anaerobically as well. If they, too, contain this protein, they could also be vulnerable to drugs that inactivate it, says Kurtz. Such drugs could provide...Exercise and weight loss effective in reducing high blood pressure for overweight individuals
...to 2 hypertension. They were randomly assigned to aerobic exercise only; a behavioral weight management program, including exercise; or a waiting list control group. "Combining a program of exercise and weight loss is recommended for the management of overweight individuals with an elevated [blood pressure]...Women with low body iron find exercise harder
...at iron deficiency impairs the ability to increase aerobic endurance after a period of exercise training. "In other words, we now know that iron-deficient women don't benefit from training as much as women with higher iron status because of impaired metabolic responses to exercise, but that iron supplementa...Scientists combine chemistry and bioremediation to clean cadmium from soil
..., they can be grown in large quantity under normal aerobic conditions in the laboratory, and still survive the oxygen-poor environment below the soil surface. The same technique might also work for treating soil contaminated with some other metals, such as arsenic and cobalt, Vairavamurthy says....October Geology and GSA Today highlights
...isms precipitate calcium carbonate (in contrast to aerobic heterotrophs, which dissolve calcium carbonate). The main findings were that lithification of stromatolites coincides with maximum rates of sulfate reduction and that this process takes place at the surface and shallow subsurface of the stromatolite....Weight training may improve strength, health of older men
... observed improvements in the seniors'muscle tone, aerobic capacity and cholesterol profile. These are some of the latest findings from a decades-long examination ofthe impact of exercise on the health of men and women of all ages. Whenresearchers compared the strength gains of the elderly participants in ...Exercise benefits patients being treated for early stage breast cancer
...d that women who exercised on their own had better aerobic results than women who participated in a group supervised exercise program. Segal says the difference could be that those who were supervised within a medical setting were more restrained, compared to patients who exercised as they liked at home. Sh...Say Cheese! Scientists in a ferment over cheese-starter genome
...suggesting this fermentative bacterium can perform aerobic respiration. This research marks a critical step towards understanding and manipulating the LAB and, in particular, will be useful for improving the flavor, texture, and preservation of10 million tons of cheese produced annually. Now that's a lot o...