UGA scientists receive $20M in federal bioenergy initiative
...organism or group of organisms to break down plant matter through a one-step conversion process of biomass into biofuels. The DOE grant leverages considerable commitments of state and private partners. In Georgia, the Georgia Research Alliance has provided $4.5 million in matching funds in support of th...Fine particulate matter from traffic may influence birth weight
...the exposure of adults and children to particulate matter in the past, they are now first focussing on the r...tants during pregnancy, including fine particulate matter (those with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers, PM2,5), could be modelled at the home address o...Gut check: Tracking the ecosystem within us
... a generally similar profile. "It almost doesnt matter where you start off because we all end up in the s...ll suited for your gut and they're going to win no matter what."...Scientists call for global push to advance research in synthetic biology
...to these issues: microorganisms that convert plant matter to fuels or that synthesize new drugs or target and destroy rogue cells in the body. The two-page statement calls for an international effort to advance synthetic biology that would not only propel research, but do so while developing protective mea...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...teresting exceptions such as radial glia and white matter oligodendrocytes. In contrast, GLT-1 promoter activity was present in virtually all astrocytes, but it was higher in forebrain than spinal cord. Most cell types expressed only one of these two transporters. Slit/Robo Signaling and Axonal Branchi...Pendulum love, science class gender gaps, musical mind mirrors, and unparticle physics
...act/PRL/v98/e221601 At some level, all types of matter that we usually deal with have at least one thing ...e's at least the theoretical possibility that some matter in the universe is not made of particles at all. Georgi has dubbed the mind-bending matter "unpartic...Louisiana Tech researchers help find new sub-atomic particle
...wn as the "cascade b." "A baryon is a particle of matter made of three fundamental building blocks called quarks. The most familiar baryons are the proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus ... Baryons composed of heavier quarks, including cascade b, "were abundant soon after the Big Bang at the beginning o...Exploring the dark matter of the genome
...wn as heterochromatin was called "junk." Like dark matter in the universe, the true nature of heterochromati...terochromatin." Smith uses the metaphor of dark matter to suggest the significance of heterochromatin. "We don't know what holds the galaxies together, and...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
... effect on seizure threshold. The pattern of white matter injury suggests that ClC-2 is involved in extracellular ion homeostasis in oligodendrocytes. 2. EGFR Inhibitors and Spinal Cord Injury atthias Erschbamer, Karin Pernold, and Lars Olson After spinal cord injury (SCI), physical and molecular ba...Studies to find better ways to preserve human eggs, ovarian tissue under way
...to thaw rock-solid tissue at room temperature in a matter of seconds, meaning the current approach could have extremely limited use. A study he published in March 2000 in Nature Biotechnology showed the approach he uses works well, at least in blood vessels. Now we want to try this on eggs and ovarian tis...Older men may not live as long if they have low testosterone
...study, Laughlin and co-workers looked at death, no matter the cause, in nearly 800 men, ages 50 to 91 years, who were living in Rancho Bernardo, California. The participants have been members of the Rancho Bernardo Heart and Chronic Disease Study since the 1970s. At the beginning of the 1980s, almost one-...Nitrate in Lake Superior: On the rise
...rms of nitrogen within the lake--in decaying plant matter and sewage--into nitrate. "We're still a long way from drinking water advisories based on nitrate for Lake Superior, but it's not too early to give this situation more attention," Sterner says. "We cannot easily or quickly reverse trends in this en...PET/CT should be 'first-step' test for patients with Crohn's disease
...ely, this means that when the PET/CT is negativeno matter how important the clinical symptoms arethe disease is not active," he added. "PET/CT has, therefore, the potential to deeply modify the exploration algorithm of patients with Crohn's, reducing the number of endoscopic examinations and allowing a bett...Every moment counts: Predicting treatment responses earlier for brain tumor patients
... these patients with brain cancer," she noted. "No matter one's age, number of times cancer recurred or number of prior drug treatmentsFLT-PET was the most powerful independent predictor of survival," she said. The drug bevacizumab is an antiangiogenic agent, which inhibits the development of blood vessel...Recycled garden compost reduces phosphorus in soils
...ning the benefits of using compost made from green matter recycled from Sydney gardens in vegetable cropping systems. The Sydney trial has found that over time, additional nitrogen fertiliser may be required as the nitrogen from the compost is depleted, however, the overall crop need for inorganic fertili...Einstein researchers' discover 'radiation-eating' fungi
... long assumed that fungi exist mainly to decompose matter into chemicals that other organisms can then use. But researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found evidence that fungi possess a previously undiscovered talent with profound implications: the ability to use ...National awards for 2 University of York scientists
...ction of novel structures pinpointed new states of matter that are neither liquid, solid nor gas. Professor Goodby said: I am indebted to Members of the British Liquid Crystal Society for their nomination, to all of the staff and researchers working in the liquid crystal group at the University of York, a...Jaap Sinninghe Damst awarded the Vernadsky Medal for innovative use of biomarkers
...es and enters the lake. By looking at soil organic matter entering the lake using a specific compound derive... a distinct black layer containing lots of organic matter and it's interesting to find out why this black layer was formed. My research is mainly curiosity dr...Decoding protein structures helps illuminate cause of diabetes
...sh into flat sheets, then coil into fibers. "No matter how fast they're moving, we can take pictures of them," says Zanni. Without their automated method, he says, such experiments would be nearly impossible. The technique also has potential application in other human diseases that involve protein mis...Coarse particulate matter in air may harm hearts of asthma sufferers, UNC study finds
...ILL -- Breathing air containing coarse particulate matter such as road or construction dust may cause heart ...ith asthma, a small increase in coarse particulate matter in outdoor air raised bad cholesterol and increased the count of inflammation-linked white blood cel...