American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Aug. 1, 2007
...ysical and biological treatment, this process also yields various fractions enriched in bran, wheat germ and proteins that could be sold or utilized for the extraction or production of value-added products, boosting income of biorefineries, the scientists say. This process could substitute for the conventio......loped a computer model based on these measured DSB yields to predict DSB formation in hypothetical human cell nuclei. On the other hand, gel electrophoresis fails to indicate the severity of the damage, or where in the nucleus the double-strand breaks occur. The default assumption has been that DSBs occur...Measuring nectar from eucalypts
...eekeepers with questionnaires and found that honey yields in 2005 were extremely high: a typical 1000 hectares of spotted gum forest flowering from April-August yielded five tonnes of honey. Honey productivity was found to be comparable across the three different logging histories: recently logged, regrow...Protein pulling -- Learning how proteins fold by pulling them apart
...rris's new approach to probing these energy states yields something akin to a map of the rollercoaster's path. For example, theirs is the only experimental method that can reveal the slope and height of the energy barrier that the protein must overcome. "Other experimental methods give researchers a prett...A new plant-bacterial symbiotic mechanism promising
...y have stored up. These interactions improve crop yields of leguminous plants that are crucial for human diet (soybean, peas, ground nuts and so on) and as animal feed (alfalfa, clover, sainfoin). In addition, cultivation of legumes living in symbiotic association with bacteria can contribute to vegetati...Chitin from lobster shell shows great healing and bio-stimulant properties
...this group worked in seed coating to boost farming yields as well as in encapsulation of somatic embryos to design artificial seeds". In trials, tomato seeds of variety 1-17[140] were coated with chitosan. Under laboratory conditions, treated seeds showed significantly higher growth speed and percentage o...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 27/July 3, 2007
...study, they describe a process for extracting high yields of a protein substance called mucin that could be used as a starting material for production of designer mucins with multiple uses. Found in mucous secretions from various parts of the body, mucins lubricate body surfaces and sometimes have antibact...Biotech breakthrough could end biodiesel's glycerin glut
...hanol and other products from glycerin with higher yields and lower costs than can be obtained using common sugar-based feedstocks like glucose and xylose," Gonzalez said. ...On-farm research shows farmers that they can use less nitrogen
...corn at his farm in Conesus, N.Y., his corn silage yields increased 4 to 5 tons per acre, and his shelled corn increased from 100 to 140 bushels per acre. In Freeville, N.Y., Beck Farm crop manager Jerry Coller manages 2,000 acres of crops and does not have enough manure to meet the nitrogen needs of thos...Researchers demonstrate way to control tree height
...t is easier to harvest. The improvements in cereal yields have been credited with preventing the starvation of millions. ......een able to do is convert glucose directly in high yields to a primary building block for fuel and polyester...eather Brown, all from PNNL, were able to coax HMF yields upward of 70 percent from glucose and nearly 90 percent from fructose while leaving only traces of a...Pesticides choke pathway for nature to produce nitrogen for crops
Many farmers applying pesticides to boost crop yields may instead be contributing to growth problems, sc...and soil bacteria. The disruption results in lower yields or significantly delayed growth. In a paper appearing online this week ahead of the regular public...Rutgers: GM/GMO/Biotech crop containment strategy
... healthful and nutritious crops, and increase crop yields with less use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. A News Focus story in the May 25 issue of the journal Science reported that genetically modified crops are flourishing worldwide, including in six European Union countries. Last year (2006), 10...A new plant-bacterial symbiotic mechanism promising for crop applications
...y have stored up. These interactions improve crop yields of leguminous plants that are crucial for human diet (soybean, peas, ground nuts and so on) and as animal feed (alfalfa, clover, sainfoin). In addition, cultivation of legumes living in symbiotic association with bacteria can contribute to vegetati...Soils offer new hope as carbon sink
... wheat, agrichar alone was about as beneficial for yields as using nitrogen fertiliser only. "And that is without considering the other benefits of agrichar." Regarding soil chemistry, Dr Van Zwieten said agrichar raised soil pH at about one-third the rate of lime, lifted calcium levels and reduced alumini...Recycled garden compost reduces phosphorus in soils
...m recycled garden offcuts have produced equivalent yields to those cultivated by conventional farm practice, but without the subsequent build up of phosphorus. NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) scientists have found very high levels of phosphorus and low levels of organic carbon in vegetable grow...Research identifies protein that signals flowering in squash plants
...nt programs, because it can aid in optimizing crop yields and other traits for local environmental conditions. Experimental evidence indicates that a flowering-inducing substance, known as florigen, is produced in the leaves of a plant under inducing conditions, and then is transported through the phloem ...An 'elegant' idea proves its worth 25 years later
...f excess nitrogen accumulation." Excess nitrogen yields ammonia, which is poisonous and in the case of urea cycle disorders, causes brain damage, retardation, coma and even death. Despite the immediate clinical success of the treatment, the drug combination was finally approved by the U.S. Food and Drug...Novel sugar-to-hydrogen technology promises transportation fuel independence
...process, hydrogen is the main product and hydrogen yields are three-times higher, and the likely production costs are low about $1 per pound of hydrogen. " Over the years, many substances have been proposed as "hydrogen carriers,"such as methanol, ethanol, hydrocarbons, or ammonia all of which require s...Journal details how global warming will affect the world's fisheries
...s in these areas are, therefore, likely to improve yields in cod and herring fisheries. A paper by Arne Eide, Norwegian College of Fishery Science, examines the effects of global warming on the cod fishery in the Barents Sea. He allows for cooling and warming because the Barents Sea could be an area wher...