Phenotype MicroArray(TM) can test thousands of cell properties simultaneously
...t 300 pathways of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur metabolism, 100 biosynthetic pathways, and 300 processes measured by increased or decreased sensitivity of cells to toxic chemicals. In addition to gene function analysis, PMs can be used to monitor the genetic stability of cell lines used in resea...July media highlights: GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY
...le. Hypersulfidic deep biosphere indicates extreme sulfur isotope fractionation during single-step microbial...te reservoir the bacteria live on, and the reduced sulfur they produce as a by-product. It has been the belief that bacteria are not able to cause more than 4...New effort to increase coal production announced
...These technologies can be used to separate ash and sulfur dioxide-forming minerals from coal. They can also ...ombustion efficiency and thereby reduce the global sulfur dioxide emissions." Yoon and his colleagues have already made strides in this research arena in the ...Reducing primary chemical emissions does not always reduce pollution
...imary pollutants with the assumption that limiting sulfur dioxide, for example, will limit the formation of ...on of sulfate particles. These emissions include sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds. "We wanted to see how controlling the c......sulfide-oxidizing symbionts. In this endosymbiotic sulfur cycle, the two symbionts not only share a mutualistic relationship with their host but also with each other. The full article is available at http://www.mpi-bremen.de/deutsch/moloek/dubeng3.html at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology....Deregulation will cause significant fluctuations in electricity prices, new study reveals
...e implemented to retard their growth. In contrast, sulfur dioxide emissions are expected to decline over the... of nitrogen oxides will increase 5 percent, while sulfur dioxide emissions will remain relatively unchanged despite higher electricity demands. That`s becaus...New technology reduces noxious emissions
...ies. For example, our catalysts arent poisoned by sulfur in the exhaust, which is a challenge for other catalytic technologies. Since the beginning, we have worked to improve both the electrical discharge designs and the catalyst performance; the resulting hybrid system is vastly more efficient than what ...Scientists determine how chemistry keeps weird worms "out of hot water" at steaming deep-sea vents
...test benefits is its ability to detect a number of sulfur compounds simultaneously, such as iron monosulfide, hydrogen sulfide, thiosulfate, polysulfide and others," says Luther. "Previous techniques could not identify these compounds, which are the lifeblood of the vents." During the past two years, the re...Pasadena chemist wins national award for environmental research
...said. Hoffmann's insights into the interactions of sulfur dioxide, hydrogen peroxide and cloud water helped reveal how acid rain develops. A current focus of his research team is developing ecologically benign technologies to control pollution. For example, sonochemistry can destroy chemical contaminants ...Faster nanowires may advance nanotechnological applications for detecting glucose, hormones or DNA
...ut 4 nanometers long. At one end of the wire is a sulfur atom that can stick to a gold plate. At the other ... and they are poured onto the gold plate where the sulfur end sticks, forming a single, invisible layer. "It`s like seaweed on a seafloor," Dudek says. "The ...Volcano helps meteorologists find answer to climate change mystery
...e volcano in the Philippines spewed 30 megatons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere. The airborne debris became sulfate aerosols that resulted in cooler temperatures around the world, including the southeastern United States and eastern China. While looking at temperature data from both regions, the meteo...Scientist searches Yellowstone Park for carbon dioxide-eating microbe
...-fueled power industry has reduced particulate and sulfur emissions, it still produces high amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, now believed to be undesirably warming the planet. Ohio University is experimenting with ways of absorbing carbon dioxide with algae. Like other plants, algae us...Translating the human genome into protein function: structural genomics research at Columbia
...lenomethionine, which has selenium in place of the sulfur atom in methionine," one of the amino acids that make up proteins. The switched elements in the amino acid do not appear to affect the protein's shape or physiological function. Synthesis and crystallization of proteins can take place at Columbia, bu...Discovery may jump-start mine remediation efforts
...pe to perform a chemical analysis showing that the sulfur compounds found in the biofilms were indeed sulfides. "The capability of the microscope enabled us to determine that there are a lot of sulfates in the sample, everywhere, whereas localized on the bacterium were sulfide deposits," De Stasio says, "T...Ancient South African soils point to early terrestrial life
...hers are certain that they were not photosynthetic sulfur bacteria as there is no sulfur present. Photosynthetic blue-green algae, however, are a likely possibility for the mat formation be...Experts to share biotech future world
...p manufacturers, e.g. paper mills, to limit use of sulfur and other potential toxins in paper and pulp making. Also cells of genetically engineered trees may release natural enzymes when heated for processing into paper. Cleaning Up Toxic Metal Spills: Exposing living samples of metal-bound microbes to the...October Geology and GSA Today highlights
...mongst the worlds most prodigious point sources of sulfur and halogens to the atmosphere and its low summit elevation results in severe environmental degradation downwind as the gases reach the ground. It is also situated close to the Nicaraguan capital and has a prehistoric record of major explosive erupti...INEEL creates a method to link energy use, greenhouse gases
... same way that carbon credits are being discussed, sulfur emissions permits have already been developed and ...ry. The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments that define sulfur emissions paved the way for potential trading in other man-made atmospheric gases. Before the tradi...Major air pollution study launched
...skyscraper, will provide additional data on ozone, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, fine particles, and precursor chemicals. The scientists will combine these data to study how the chemicals mix, move, and react in the atmosphere under a variety of meteorological conditions. Ozone, one o...UF researchers: technique cuts pollution from burning treated wood
...ing limestone into air pollution devices to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions, which suggests adopting the process for wood incinerators is a distinct possibility. John Schert, director of the Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management at UF's College of Engineering, said the study shows consid...