UI researcher cites need for a 'small view' of the environment
...ucidate complex, heterogeneous reactions involving mineral dust aerosols. Grassian's work has included design...etter understand the link between the chemistry of mineral dust, or soil particles, in the atmosphere and other global processes, including climate and biogeoc...New mechanism for nutrient uptake discovered
...ons. This is a major advance in the field of plant mineral nutrition."...Chromium picolinate shows greater benefits in diabetes care than other forms of chromium
...orption into the tissue is important because for a mineral to be beneficial, it must survive the digestive tr...me for people with diabetes, is an essential trace mineral that helps to regulate insulin function. The chromium picolinate in Diachrome has been recognized as...Cypress replanting unsuccessful without dual cultivation with lavender or mycorrhizal fungi
...eturn helps provide the tree's supply of water and mineral salts, mainly of nitrogen and phosphorus. In controlled mycorrhization glasshouse experiments, the researchers inoculated strains of these fungi, sampled from the study zones in the Moroccan High Atlas, into young nursery plants. There resulted a dis...Researchers urge monitoring of bone health during chemotherapy
... breast and prostate cancer also can decrease bone mineral density. We would like to see clinical trials instigated to study the effects of such cancer therapies on bone health and tumor metastasis."...Radiation degrades nuclear waste-containing materials faster than expected
... of radiation from plutonium incorporated into the mineral zircon rapidly degrades the mineral's crystal stru... of physical strength and possible cracking of the mineral as soon as 210 years, well before the radioactivity had decayed to safe levels, said lead author and...Oldest animal fossils may have been bacteria
...h is rich in phosphorite. The source for the rare mineral was unknown. Bailey wondered if an ancientrelative of Thiomargarita might have been involved. "The idea is that these bacteria were causing these phosphorite deposits toform," Bailey said. Also in 2005, University of Georgia marine biologists Saman...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- December 6, 2006
...hat could jump-start life with only sunlight and a mineral present in the primordial oceans. The Krebs cycle ...rked and produced biomolecules on the surface of a mineral believed to have been present in the waters of the early Earth. The mineral -- sphalerite -- acted a...Project to intensify agricultural production in Great Lakes -- Africa's most impoverished region
...ost from each hectare of land yearlyand the use of mineral fertilizers, which can replenish those lost plant ... in integrated soil fertility managementthe use of mineral fertilizers along with soil amendments such as crop residues, green and animal manures, and lime. ...Extreme life, marine style highlights 2006 ocean census
... a plate-like shell, 1 cm in diameter, composed of mineral grains. Furry crab Near Easter Island, Census researchers discovered a crab so unusual it warranted a whole new family designation, Kiwaidae. Beyond adding a new family to the wealth of known biodiversity, its discovery added a new genus, Kiwa, n...Ancient ape ruled out of man's ancestral line
...distant cousin. His remains are cemented in hard mineral deposits in the Sterkfontein cave complex which has yielded a number of other ancient finds. It is thought he either fell down a shaft or somehow got trapped in the cave and died there to be covered by the sediment layers from which he is now being s...Scientists uncover speedometer for crystal growth controlled by biomolecule properties
...e calcium carbonate family. Understanding how this mineral forms is of particular interest because of its wid...nwanted growth such as kidney stones. The speed of mineral formation in both normal and pathological development can sometimes be surprisingly fast. For exampl...Plant potential in the pipeline
...ant oils have similar structures and properties to mineral oils and can be used in many of the applications now dependent on mineral oils. wax esters have excellent properties as lubricants but their use has previously been limite......eologic records. Ancient stromatolites represent a mineral record of carbonate chemistry and the evolution of early life. In the Geology paper, Dr. Andres and colleagues point out that incorrect assumptions have been made in interpreting stromatolite data: phototrophs, or oxygen-producers, were actually dom...Poor athletic performance linked to vitamin deficiency
...restricted diets consider taking a multivitamin or mineral supplement.......etches more than the fibres and much more than the mineral it is composed of. The scientists applied a novel ...res that make up bone, as well as between the tiny mineral particles that lie inside a fibre. This construction allows bones to sustain large strains without b...Selecting life: Scientists find new way to search for origin of life
...the last half century, researchers have found that mineral surfaces may have played critical roles organizing...ountless possible combinations of biomolecules and mineral surfaces were key to this evolution? This vexing question has stumped scientists for years because o...Carnegie Mellon scientist plays key role in unveiling sea urchin genome
..., specialized cells produce proteins that mix with mineral crystals, thereby regulating the growth and shape of the emerging skeleton, just as in humans. But having the sea urchin genome has revealed a provocative discovery: many of the biomineralization proteins, especially those that control late stages of......otein called collagen and the other half a brittle mineral phase called apatite. These com-ponents make this ...n a fifth of the strain is actually noticed in the mineral phase. The soft structures form a single rigid unit at the next level and so on, enabling the tissue......leness Memorial Hospital in Athens and found dense mineral deposits made of calcium and melanin in the middle. The calcium deposits make the horn core harder and stronger, and the melanin protects the core from breakdown by the sun's UV rays, the scientists report. The softer outer portion of the horn wea...