Scientists discover role of enzyme in DNA repair
... ribosomal genes, as a substitute. They attached a green fluorescent protein to Polymerase I, a key component in the machinery that transcribes these genes, and were able to visualize the activity of this enzyme using microscopy. They then used a particular laser attached to the microscope to introduce DNA...$125 million bioenergy initiative powered by Midwest ag industry, MSU research
...mprehensive and powerful plant sciences to shape a green future in renewable resources, said Steve Pueppke, director of MSUs Office of Biobased Technologies. This matches some of the worlds best plant science with industry needs. The work will create momentum; these activities bring on more activities. Thi...Which came first: Primates' ability to see colorful food or see colorful sex?
...lity in many primates to distinguish red hues from green ones (i.e., trichromatic color vision) has always ...allowing them to detect red/orange food items from green leaf backgrounds. However, the results from several empirical studies have called into question the ...Hepatitis B drug can compromise HIV treatment
...ecise. The engineered virus carries the gene for a green fluorescent protein, so that its replication can be readily detected and quantified. The researchers test viral replication inside the same type of immune system T cell that the virus naturally infects. This system is an extremely sensitive and rel...Dietary calcium is better than supplements at protecting bone health
...urces such as calcium-fortified orange juice. Dark green leafy vegetables also contain calcium, but it is not as readily absorbed as calcium from dairy sources....Scientists ponder plant life on extrasolar Earthlike planets
...tmospheric chemistry. Plants on Earth are green because of chlorophyll, which harnesses the energy...are highly colored, but whether they have the same green colors we know on Earth is unlikely. Similarly, on Earth life depends on DNA and proteins. ...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...soma red, whereas the BAC containing GLT-1 encoded green fluorescent protein. The mice expressed endogenous transporters, and the fluorescent reporters revealed transporter expression patterns, allowing the authors to study endogenous transporter activity in cells of interest. GLAST promoter activity was w...Fruit bats are not 'blind as a bat'
...es that detect short-wave light, and the so-called green cones that detect middle-to-long-wave light. With ...bat) completely lack blue cones, they possess only green cones. "With just one cone type, spectral discriminations are not possible, so these species must be...University of Colorado invention may allow thirsty crops to signal farmers
...n standard practices that include a good eye and a green thumb," said Stoner. "But this new system can tell a farmer precisely when a plant's water uptake potential is at its peak, which could conceivably decrease the number of watering days for certain crops by up to a day or two each week." Economist...ENCODE map changes view of the human genome landscape
...17: 746-759. (doi:10.1101/gr.5660607) 2. More green lights Promoters, or DNA sequences that bind proteins to engage gene transcription, were the topic of focus for a team of researchers led by Drs. Zhiping Weng and Richard Myers. Using an integrated computational and experimental approach, they es...Vets seeing more horses with nutritional issues this year
...on their horses. Horses that do not have access to green grass and that are being fed old yellow hay are at risk. Usually, by the time the horse is showing symptoms of either problem, it may be too late to reverse the disease completely, Johnson said. However, if a horse owner has other horses that are f...Researchers examine carbon capture and storage to combat global warming
...wer and hybrid cars have become popular symbols of green technology, Stanford researchers are exploring ano...presence of Norway's high carbon taxes, which give green technologies an advantage by discouraging carbon emissions. Carbon taxes are charged to a company ...QUT microgravity tower attracts global scientific community
...EV) that will replace the Space Shuttle. Painted green and reaching 30m - the same height as the QUT campuss signature gum trees - the towers unobtrusiveness would belie its true value to research, he said. The tower works by placing the experimental material inside a drop capsule that, when dropped fr...Organic Food Miles take toll on environment
...ntional food. Two items in particular, mangoes and green peppers, were shipped much further than their conventional counterparts (4,217 and 1,476 kilometres, respectively). The mangoes were shipped from Ecuador and Peru as opposed to Mexico, and the peppers came from Mexico as opposed to Canada or the Unit...Envisat captures first image of Sargassum from space
...emission from chlorophyll a. Chlorophyll is the green photosynthetic compound in plants that captures energy from sunlight necessary for photosynthesis. The amount of chlorophyll present in vegetation plays an important role in determining how healthy it is. Accurately monitoring chlorophyll from space,...Washington University in St. Louis to invest $55 million for renewable energy research
...ation and with the research community to implement green technologies as they develop.More than $55 million...ty officer and provide the capital needed to apply green technology to improve efficiency of energy systems and other university operations. Wrighton said: ...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 30, 2007
... a valuable resource for journalists writing about green chemistry. Although the paper focuses on pharmaceuticals, it includes reactions and processes used by the broader chemical enterprise. http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/GC/article.asp?doi=b703488c Summer Features Beach sand may harbor d...Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Geisinger launch new environmental research group
...fertilizer nutrients and pesticides The role that green building design may play in promoting worker and community health Stewart, a former Hopkins faculty member, and Schwartz have been jointly conducting studies of the environment and health for two decades. As part of the work, Institute research...Cellular message movement captured on video
...enetically engineered proteins tagged with red and green fluorescence markers to the bovine aortic endothelial cells, grew them in tissue culture, and filmed them while they passed fluid across the cells surface in a simulation of flowing blood. With that physical stimulus, paxillin consistently moved in t......a process called pyrolysis, which involves heating green waste or other biomass without oxygen to generate ...ts will be built where there is a steady stream of green or other biomass waste providing clean energy that is carbon negative," Dr Van Zwieten said. "But un...