Researchers develop new method for facile identification of proteins in bacterial cells
...l organisms as a means of decontaminating polluted soils and water," said Dr. Halden. Johns Hopkins University is seeking partners who would like to license this patent-pending methodology. Inquiries may be directed to Deborah Alper at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health at dalper@jhsph.ed...DOE JGI announces 2006 Community Sequencing Program portfolio
...other plants. For instance, the species thrives on soils composed of California's state rock-- serpentine--which contains high levels of magnesium, nickel, and manganese. Sequencing the monkey flower promises a better understanding of how plants can help remediate soil contaminated with toxic metals. One o...Ecosystems, economic choices and human well-being
...icines, energy, and raw materials. They regenerate soils and pollinate crops, regulate the climate, control floods, and offer recreational opportunities and spiritual renewal. Ecosystem services are valued at $30 trillion more than the combined domestic product of all nations. Degrading them causes econom...Study shows eutrophic lakes may not recover for a millennium
...tudy that showed that the buildup of phosphorus in soils in lake watersheds is likely to be the source of s...arly 80 percent of its watershed in the rich, dark soils of Wisconsin farm country. It ranks as one of the most studied lakes in the world, and in recent dec...Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Many of 2 billion dryland dwellers at risk as land degrades
...lands. Chief among these are measures that protect soils from erosion, salinization and other forms of degradation. Proper land use management policies are needed to protecting existing vegetative cover from overgrazing, over-exploitation, trampling and unsustainable irrigation practices. Finally, creating...Microbes found to produce miniature electrical wires
...ivate sources. The tiny organisms, widely found in soils and aquatic sediments, have demonstrated promise a...tributed throughout the world in a wide variety of soils and sediments. Geobacter have been used to help remove contaminants from underground petroleum spill...Kentucky Geological Survey involved in global climate change research
...ide and other gases that naturally migrate between soils and the atmosphere. These background data will be useful for monitoring geologic storage sites. The data collected will enable investigators to distinguish natural changes in carbon dioxide concentrations from potential surface seeps that could occur...Soil fertility in the tropics can be influenced by landscape and precipitation, study finds
...lation and Resource Studies at Stanford. "Tropical soils often are assumed to be highly weathered and thus ...erosion of mineral-rich rocks actually rejuvenated soils along several slopes in Hawaii, producing higher phosphorous concentrations. The PNAS study was des...Researchers explore ecological issues at annual meeting
... nitrogen concentrations in conventionally managed soils were 40 percent smaller than those of organically managed soils. There were corresponding differences in microbially mediated nitrogen transformations between organically and conventinally managed soils. "Our findings support the idea that integrated...Amazon source of 5-year-old river breath
...5 years sequestered in the trees, other plants and soils of the surrounding landscape, U.S. and Brazilian researchers report in the July 28 issue of Nature. It had been hoped that regions such as the nearly 2.4 million-square-mile Amazon River basin where tropical forests rapidly gulp carbon dioxide duri...Earth from Space: unique Arctic landscape surveyed by Proba
...nd 14% of worldwide carbon is stored in permafrost soils and sediments, and scientific interest is growing in the role of tundra environments in the carbon cycle. In particular tundra wetlands like the Lena Delta are considered major contributors to the global carbon balance, and anticipated to be highly s...Genetically modified maize not found in southern Mexico
...ize grows mainly in the mountains the climate and soils can be pretty harsh there," she said. "Also, the influx of transgenic seeds may have declined if farmers became aware of the issue and took extra precautions with their seed stocks." The Mexican government might approve the cultivation of GM maize at...... part of the organized oral session "Biodiversity: soils and seeds." Friday 12 August, 8:00 11:30 AM, Meeting Room 513 E, Level 5, Palais des congrs de Montral For more information about these presentations and other ESA-INTECOL Meeting activities, visit: www.esa.org/montreal . The theme of the meeting......e of microbial species and functional diversity in soils on pathogen dispersal and ecosystem process in organic and conventional agroecosystems." Wednesday 10 August, 17:00 - 18:30 EDT, Exhibit Hall 220 A-E, Level 2 Palais des congrs de Montral Genetic modification: Bacillus thringiensis (Bt) in the soil...Restoring the 'Garden of Eden'
...en fertilizer on some physical properties of marsh soils and on yields of rice and corn," which will be presented by Iraqi researchers from academic institutions and the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture. Majeed Al-Hilli (University of Baghdad), Barry Warner (Wetlands Research Group, Ontario, Canada) and co......oosing correct crops and periodically leaching the soils should be successful and safe," said Dr. George Di...of viruses carried in water through sandy and clay soils on which spinach was planted. They were interested in how long viruses in the water remain in the so...Study yields mixed results on potential for pine trees to store extra carbon dioxide
... relatively low amounts of nitrogen in Duke Forest soils drained of nutrients by previous farming, he said. The Duke researchers also studied how the gas-enriched trees processed carbon dioxide and water by analyzing cellulose in extracted tree wood samples. During photosynthesis, carbon is drawn from the...High carbon dioxide levels spur Southern pines to grow more needles
...he gas were recorded even during years when forest soils were driest -- when both treated and untreated tre...he forested area was once overused farmland, local soils tend to be nitrogen deficient. Her results showed that needle enhancements in CO2-treated trees were...Illinois research zeroing in on optimum soil nitrogen rates
...ost is how much nitrogen comes from the soil. Rich soils need less nitrogen from fertilizer, while poorer soils need more," Mulvaney said. Balanced Fertility Mulvaney and his colleagues looked at several sites......ckground levels, though levels remain higher where soils have remained undisturbed. How contaminated are agricultural areas? Weathering, physical decay, migration of radionuclides down the soil and reductions in bioavailability have led to a significant reduction in the transfer of radionuclides to pla...