Biodegradable plastics go to compost heaps, not landfills
...tter idea. In coming years, he says, many of these discarded items will be composted. The key to this "green" solution, says researcher Anil Netravali, is fully biodegradable composites made from soybean protein and other biodegradable plastics and plant-based fibers, developed at Cornell and elsewhere. "Thes...One gene, two important proteins
...lly valuable mechanism of gene regulation would be discarded in evolution."...New therapy for heart failure?
...lication for umbilical cord blood that is normally discarded after a baby's birth. The study will determine whether stem cell therapy holds promise for people with severe coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure not amenable to standard therapies, according to Vincent Pompili, MD, Director of Inter...Sandia-aided method to heal wounded and diseased achieves US government acceptance
...isposal procedures are not needed and the bags are discarded as simple trash. The official acceptance opens a huge government market. The Numobag also is currently used in hospitals in Florida and California, soon will be used at University of New Mexico Hospital, and by early 2004 is expected to be available ...Insects' survival, mating decrease with age in wild, researchers discover
...er flies, an insect that breeds exclusively on the discarded antlers of moose and deer. The insects' relatively small geographical domain enabled the team to mark and track the progress of individual flies throughout their lives. "We had a small number of moose antlers in the field so we knew we were looking a...Scientists urge managers to limit use of destructive fishing gears
... Approximately 2.3 billion pounds of sea life were discarded in the U.S. in 2000 alone, and thousands of the ocean's most charismatic species including sea turtles, marine mammals, sharks, and seabirds, are killed each year by fishing nets, lines, and hooks. These deaths have implications for both marine popu...Baboon behavior offers clues in the all-too-human battle of the bulge
.... The others found a stash of food that humans had discarded that was much closer to where they lived, which me...st cholesterol levels were those that ate the food discarded by people and had normal leptin levels, indicating that high cholesterol and obesity might be contro...Study discovers key to baby-like skin
... weeks before they are born, then is wiped off and discarded immediately after birth. If theyre right, the healthcare implications for newborns and adults could be remarkable. The study, to be presented May 6 at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Seattle, shows that newborn skin with ve...Nature cover story - Only 10% of all large fish are left in global ocean
...a good year class. The little fish were caught and discarded and there was no future." Global Implications Require International Collaboration Myers' most recent findings raise critical questions at a much larger scale. "This isn't about just about one species," he says. "The sustainability of fisheries ...West Nile virus warning system from climate data
...ng West Nile virus in specialized habitats such as discarded tires and other types of containers that tend to be located close to human dwellings....New scheduling method raises efficiency of electronics recycling
...ery year in the United States, and the quantity of discarded personal computers is expected to rise substantial..., lead and cadmium, making it important to recycle discarded computers so they are not dumped in landfills. The number of personal computers, televisions and oth...Golfing toward a greener environment
...nmental Protective Agency estimates that Americans discarded an estimated 273 million scrap tires in 2001, with only about 33 million being retread or recapped for additional use. Due to state regulations, most of these old tires were stockpiled, rather than dumped in landfills. Park says that storing this was...Estrogen receptor-a disruption and vasodilation in coronary arteries
...and cannulated. Arteries that exhibited leaks were discarded and the remainder pressurized. Spontaneous tone was ensured between the WT and ERKO mice. Evaluation of eNOS and SOD-1 protein : Coronary arteries were isolated from the myocardium, as noted above, and frozen in microcentrifuge tubes. Because there...Genetic master switch sends bacteria toward 'seafood dinner'
...a major component in the flurry of skeletal debris discarded daily by crustacean creatures in the world's ocean...itinase into the water. When chitinase touches the discarded shell material, it begins breaking down chitin, releasing a partially degraded soluble form into the...Measuring perchlorate levels in lettuce
...orate was in the frame and wrapper leaves that are discarded and not the head, which is consumed. Sanchez hopes to expand this preliminary survey into a more comprehensive, statistically rigorous, geo-referenced study across a wider range of leafy vegetables over the next couple of seasons. Initial funding cam...UN study shows environmental consequences from ongoing boom in personal computer sales
...s worldwide, plus the rapid rate at which they are discarded for newer machines, add up to growing mountains of... impacts of emissions of hazardous substances from discarded computer equipment. While the microchip industry has fewer accidental injuries compared to heavy ind......Some blood products are perishable and must now be discarded after a certain amount of time in storage. Freeze-dried blood products would have no such liability. Moreover, it would make blood products more readily available for emergencies and mass casualty events, and in remote and difficult settings such as ...When plants need ants' help, bigger is better
...o an ant nest. The food reward gets eaten, and the discarded seed germinates in the rich soil of the colony's trash bin. In natural communities, such interactions between species can benefit both parties: the ant has a reliable source of food, and the plant's seeds are dispersed far enough to reduce competitio...Latest findings on PCBs to be subject of June workshop at Illinois
...former production plants, in the food chain and in discarded electrical equipment at disposal sites. The PCB Workshop will be held at the Hawthorn Suites Conference Center , 101 Trade Centre Drive, Champaign. The workshop is designed to allow researchers from various scientific fields to integrat...Gene maps of simpler life forms point the way to human disease gene
... these exceptions to set up her comparison: Plants discarded their cilia when they left the ocean for land. "That meant we could first have the computer look for all the gene matches between the algae and humans," Dutcher explains. "Next, we brought in the genetic code for Arabadopsis, a land plant, and elimin...