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New Synthetic Pathway Enzymes Boost Argyrins Production

The invention provides an alternative synthesis of Argyrins by providing the amino acid sequences of the synthetic pathway enzymes participating in the…

Studies and Analyses

Global Biofuels Program: Impact on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A report examining the impact of a global biofuels program on greenhouse gas emissions during the 21st century has found that carbon loss stemming from the…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Roots of Color Variations in Hair Across Species

The body hair difference is even more pronounced between the two species than within our own species. Do the same genes cause both types of variation?…

Environmental Conservation

Accountability Flaw in Climate Treaties Risks More Deforestation

A team of 13 prominent scientists and land-use experts has identified an important but fixable error in legal accounting rules for bioenergy that could, if…

Studies and Analyses

Climate models don't tell the full story

He examined climate changes that have taken place over the past 800,000 years, and discovered that the melting icebergs in the North Atlantic and changes in…

Life & Chemistry

New Enzyme Innovation: A Safer Alternative for Industries

Custom built enzyme to replace harsh and hazardous chemicalsPerilous and polluting industrial processes can be made safer with enzymes. But only a short range…

Physics & Astronomy

New Technique Identifies Song Versions Using Cross Recurrence

“What we propose is a measure to quantify cross recurrences between two songs, that is, to be able to analyse repetitions of different musical patterns that…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists of the UGR obtain a bioinsecticide to control the Mediterranean fruit fly

The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is a world plague which represents one of the most serious problems for agriculture. However, the control…

Physics & Astronomy

The lotus's clever way of staying dry

Now, almost one thousand years since Zhou Dunyi wrote these lines in China, scientists finally understand how the plant keeps itself clean and dry. It took an…

Physics & Astronomy

Galaxy Cluster JKCS041 Breaks Distance Record by Billion Light Years

The galaxy cluster, known as JKCS041, beats the previous record holder by about a billion light years. Galaxy clusters are the largest gravitationally bound…

Life & Chemistry

Male Redback Spiders Use Courtship Strategies for Survival

Scientists at the University of Toronto Scarborough have published a research paper titled “Female's courtship threshold allows intruding males to mate with…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights: Brain Inflammation Clears Amyloid Plaques

In fact, inflammation helps clear the brain of these noxious amyloid plaques early in the disease development, as seen from studies in mice that are…

Earth Sciences

Empowering Bengali Women: Geologists Tackle Groundwater Arsenic

“When going into a foreign land, you need the common people's help, support and understanding of the work you are doing,” said Saugata Datta, a K-State…

Studies and Analyses

Iowa State Study Links High Gaming to Attention Challenges

The study, published online this week in the latest issue of the professional journal Psychophysiology, also supports research published within the last year…

Physics & Astronomy

NIST Physicists Use Radio Dials for Precision Atomic Matchmaking

As the authors report* in an upcoming issue of Physical Review A, the radio-frequency (RF) radiation could serve as a second “knob,” in addition to the more…

Earth Sciences

Ethiopia’s Climate Shift: 27 Million Years of Higher Rainfall

Neil J. Tabor, associate professor of Earth Sciences at SMU and an expert in sedimentology and isotope geochemistry, calculated past climate using oxygen and…

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