Study: Sticking to the sand might not be such good, clean fun for beachgoers
...ty of natural and anthropogenic factors, from sand grain size to surrounding human development. And after analyzing the different sand samples and variables, they found that enterococci densities were higher at beaches with a significant degree of surrounding human development. More specifically, at Love...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Aug. 1, 2007
...n, wheat could be regarded as the preferred cereal grain for bioethanol production in Europe, where the grain is more widely grown, the article states. But conventional methods for producing bioethanol from whe...US Department of Defense awards $1.6 million for implantable biochip research
...in an accident. The biochip, about the size of a grain of rice, could measure and relay such information as lactate and glucose levels in the event of a major hemorrhage, whether on the battlefield, at home or on the highway. Anthony Guiseppi-Elie, C3B director and Dow Chemical Professor of Chemical an......ico spread to Pakistan and India n the 1960s where grain shortages threatened mass starvation. The wheats from Mexico found a home on the Indian sub-continent and together with the right growing practices resulted in massive gains in the regions wheat production. Many believe this green revolution saved th...Fat horses face health problems
...e studied between 6 a.m. and 12 noon, prior to any grain or concentrate consumption, which can alter glucos...ere fed primarily pasture and hay with very little grain and concentrate. Instead of overfeeding of grain and concentrates, the evidence indicates that imp...Brazil demonstrating that reducing tropical deforestation is key win-win global warming solution
...e coming years as worldwide demand for biofuel and grain pushes agriculture deeper into tropical forests. "Slowing tropical deforestation wont, by itself, solve the climate problem," said Dr. Peter Frumhoff, co-author and organizer of the study and Director of Science and Policy at the Union of Concerne...Researchers 'look into' plant cells to increase ethanol yields
...l ethanol derives from either starch found in corn grain or from sugar cane. This limits U.S. ethanol produ...on, which is almost entirely from corn grain, to a grain supply that already is in demand for a variety of uses. "Cellulosic ethanol would allow industry t...Cooking up a solution for a culinary problem
...stically increases the amount of asparagine in the grain of the plants and thus the amount of acrylamide produced. With over 20% of soils in Europe, Australia and other developed countries demonstrating low sulphur levels in their soils Prof. Halford suggests that the risk of acrylamide formation could be ...Chemists create healthier pizza by boosting antioxidants in dough
...oxidant levels in pizza dough, Moore exposed whole grain pizza dough from two different varieties of wheat to different baking temperatures, from 400 to 550 degrees Fahrenheit, and to different baking times, from 7 to 14 minutes. A number of tests were used to measure changes in antioxidant properties. L...Scientists genetically engineer tomatoes with enhanced folate content
...nd Drug Administration made it mandatory that many grain productssuch as rice, flour and cornmeal be enriched with a synthetic form of folate known as folic acid. Folate deficiencies remain a problem in many underdeveloped countries, however, where adding folic acid is impractical or simply too expensive...Practice of farming reaches back farther than thought
...rchaeology, has used a new technique called starch grain analysis to recover microscopic residues of plants...ially when it comes to foodstuffs. But with starch grain analysis, researchers are able to isolate residue from microcrevices in both ground stone and flaked...Cellulosic ethanol: Fuel of the future?
...10 years, because cultivating corn to use only its grain would take up too much land. According to the National Environmental Trust, producing 35 billion gallons of ethanol annually would require putting an additional 129,000 square miles of farmland-an area roughly the combined size of Kansas and Iowa-int......o the environment. But producing ethanol from corn grain requires careful management for the greatest envir...arefully. For example, producing ethanol from corn grain can release large amounts of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that is 300 times more potent than carb...Porous Media and its Applications in Science, Engineering and Industry
... nuclear waste repository, geothermal engineering, grain storage and enhanced recovery of petroleum reservoirs. Radiative heat transfer and multiphase transport processes in porous media, both with and without phase change, have gained extensive attention in recent years. This is due to the wide range of a...Wheat can fatally starve insect predators
...arts of the wheat plant rather than in the head or grain portions. This will protect the grain quality and the consumer. "Once we understand which genes are active and the timing of the interac...McBride shows DNA detective work with paper-eating bacteria that 'glide'
...ternatives, such as paper pulp, sawdust, straw and grain hulls. A UWM professor recently helped DOE do just that by analyzing the DNA of a bacterium that can break down cellulose, the major structural component of plants that is also found in forestry by-products (including paper) and waste feedstocks. M...U of Illinois professor tout health benefits of Hispanic foods and beverages
...airy products, and the ancient protein-rich cereal grain amaranth, said University of Illinois assistant professor of food science and nutrition Elvira de Mejia, who co-edited the book. "Many Hispanic foods have nutraceutical propertiesthey provide health benefits that go beyond their simple nutritional ...MIT: Engineered yeast speeds ethanol production
...ol were produced from 1.43 billion bushels of corn grain (including kernels, stalks, leaves, cobs, husks) in the United States, according to the Department of Energy. In comparison, the United States consumed about 140 billion gallons of gasoline.......ol were produced from 1.43 billion bushels of corn grain (including kernels, stalks, leaves, cobs, husks) in the United States, according to the Department of Energy. In comparison, the United States consumed about 140 billion gallons of gasoline....