Diversity promotes cooperation among microbes
...ilms, diverse cooperators evolved to use different nutrient resources, thereby reducing the competition for resources within the biofilm. The researchers then manipulated diversity within experimental biofilms and found that diverse biofilms contained fewer cheats and can produce larger groups than non-divers...Deadly hypoxic event finally concludes
...regon is usually a process that brings deep, cold, nutrient rich waters to the surface near the coast, resulti...dely around the world, which are usually caused by nutrient pollution. It is similar to some that have been documented in the past off the coasts of Peru, Chile...Microbes compete with animals for food by making it stink
...y the effect is chemical because we got rid of the nutrient and texture aspects of the bait and determined that it's something in this fraction of the bait's chemistry," Hay said. "It's either a complex mix of chemicals or perhaps something we destroyed during our lab test processes or maybe a chemical presen...Highlights from the November 2006 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...ts' breakfast consumption and their total food and nutrient intake throughout the day compared with students a... others have shown that improvements in children's nutrient intake are needed, particularly with regard to food energy, fat, sodium and fiber, as well as calciu......ic bacteria. They seem to provide their hosts with nutrient from a yet unidentified source. But life in these alien environments can also exist without symbionts as Ian MacDonald from Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi US has demonstrated. His observations of the fauna around coastal margin hydrocarbon se...Seagrass ecosystems at a 'global crisis'
...t, population growth and the resulting increase of nutrient and sediment pollution have contributed to large-s...ter water flow and can help mitigate the impact of nutrient and sediment pollution....Highlights from the December 2006 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
... than rely on dietary supplementation for adequate nutrient intake." American Dietetic Association Issues Position Statement on "Nutrition Intervention in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Other Eating Disorders" Eating disorders dramatically affect people's health status, potentially ...How mammals fuel milk production may have implications for cancer
...rd, Akt1s ability to act as a central regulator of nutrient uptake and utilization is consistent with the frequent observation of constitutive activation of the PI3K/AKT pathway in a wide range of human cancers, including those of the breast. Cancer cells also commonly exhibit increased rates of glucose upt...A chilling solution: Measuring below-ground carbon without destroying trees
...orrhizal continuum that plays an essential role in nutrient transport." One method of estimating below-ground carbon allocation involves girdling the tree, cutting through the phloem to stop the movement of carbon into roots. This method leaves the root-mycorrhizal continuum intact, but still destroys the t...Researchers study role of natural organic matter in environment
...tive effects on the structure, water retention and nutrient properties of soils. Natural organic matter also interacts with metal ions and minerals to form complexes of widely differing chemical and biological nature. Solubility, mobility and toxicity of many trace metals are strongly correlated with the co...Project to intensify agricultural production in Great Lakes -- Africa's most impoverished region
...da to launch the project in early October. "Soil nutrient depletion in the Great Lakes region is among the w...ity, including the organic matter content, pH, and nutrient availability," Breman says. "That improves the efficiencyand thus, the profitabilityof fertilizer us...Funding boost for QUT world-class banana research
...en successfully researching methods to improve the nutrient content of the East African Highland Banana through genetically improved breeding programs for the past 18 months....HIV treatments improve health, but nutritional issues remain
...with HIV on HAART, since little is known about the nutrient status of people taking anti-retroviral drugs. Jones determined that HAART users were unlikely to have low levels of selenium or vitamins A and E. However, despite these improvements in micronutrient levels (as compared to previous studies conducted ...Proposed FDA claim recognizes role of key nutrients in dairy in reducing osteoporosis risk
...rnative, these products do not offer milk's unique nutrient package."...'Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology'
...ming predators, disease epidemics, sea-level rise, nutrient loading, global warming and acidification of the oceans. Crucial predictions about the future of coral reefs lead to practical strategies for the successful restoration and management of reef ecosystems. Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology wi...Tumor-suppressor gene is critical for placenta development
...velopment of the placenta, the organ that controls nutrient and oxygen exchange between a mother and her fetus during pregnancy, and perhaps in miscarriages. Those conclusions come from a new study of the retinoblastoma (Rb) gene in mice. In humans, this gene, when mutated, raises the risk of a rare cancer ...NSF funds biofertilizer research at Rutgers-Camden
...ant roots and soil fungi that is essential for the nutrient uptake of approximately 80 percent of all known pl...ks to develop a more thorough understanding of the nutrient exchange processes between these fungi and agricultural environments, which she terms "necessary" fo...Soil nutrients shape tropical forests, large-scale study indicates
... tree species showed strong associations with soil nutrient distributions. Prior to the study, the researcher... quite remarkable," Dalling said. "Differences in nutrient requirements among trees may help explain how so many species can coexist." Although plants in temp...Rotting leaf litter study could lead to more accurate climate models
... we've discovered that this fundamental process of nutrient cycling by plants and microbes turns out to be rel...ad author of the study. "There are a lot of global nutrient cycling models out there, but the model we've developed is based on only two parameters, and thus is......w study, which should make it easier to understand nutrient dynamics, vegetation growth, estimate carbon relea...rea, and how quickly it grows. Very little of this nutrient is made available from geological sources. Plant growth, in turn, is one of the main factors that a...