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"Biofuels would be actually worse than conventional gasoline"1 Dec, 2009 10:27 am According to a new study titled "Indirect Emissions from Biofuels: How Important, published online in Science on October 22,...Spain?s variable wind and stable electricity networks16 Nov, 2009 11:58 pm One of the frequent criticisms of wind energy is that national distribution systems (?the grid?) cannot cope with large number of turbines because of the...Nuclear generation costs - revisiting estimates (once again)10 Nov, 2009 02:06 pm The debate about the true level of nuclear electricity generation cost is far to be closed. The estimates are regularly reviewed and updated...The wider lessons from nuclear power cost inflation26 Oct, 2009 03:32 pm The Guardian newspaper of Monday 19 October broke the story that the UK government is preparing to guarantee a minimum price for carbon dioxide emissions...Regenerative Agriculture: The Transition.11 Sep, 2009 08:30 am In the face of peak oil and in order to curb carbon emissions, methods of farming that depend less on oil and natural gas, respectively to run machinery...How long do solar panels last?5 Aug, 2009 11:12 am Solar photovoltaics slowly lose their generating capacity. Although some solar panels are still working satisfactorily 40 years after installation,...Are the proposed UK feed-in tariffs high enough to stimulate investment in small-scale generation?21 Jul, 2009 11:48 pm After months of deliberation, the UK government has announced a range of illustrative figures for feed-in tariffs (FiTs). FiTs are fixed payments made...How much is it going to cost to decarbonise the economy?12 May, 2009 11:28 am The government wants to emphasise the affordability of climate change mitigation. It produces low estimates of the cost of low-carbon technologies...Thinking Positive - Carbon Capture.9 Feb, 2009 07:59 pm In principle carbon capture using regenerative agriculture, ocean seeding/phytoplankton growth, biochar and algae production, coupled with societal relocalisation...Made-to-Measure Medicines8 Dec, 2008 09:38 pm The concept of pharmacogenomics has been around for decades but only now in the age of the genome is true progress being made in its application...Food for Thought: Invincible Rice8 Feb, 2008 06:09 pm CNN's Hugh Riminton looks at one institute's efforts to help farmers prepare for climate change.Syphilis Origins Solved?21 Jan, 2008 12:09 pm A new paper in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases attempts to tackle a rather sensitive topic...My Predictions for 200820 Dec, 2007 01:31 pm Each year the Center for Bioethics and Culture asks me to predict what will happen in the next 12 months regarding the major bioethical and biotechnological...Turbocharged Human Evolution13 Dec, 2007 04:25 pm I?ve heard people say that selection pressure on humans has relaxed?or we have slipped from its grip to some degree?and that as a result human evolution...Did a Starchy Diet Fuel Gene Copying in Early Humans?11 Dec, 2007 10:45 am Biologists usually think of gene mutations as the raw material for evolution. But a wide-ranging analysis of a correlation between genes and diet across...Bacterial Genomes and Evolution29 Nov, 2007 10:59 am The seminar that I give most often when I am invited to speak at other universities begins with a brief introduction to genomes,...First Look: Stem Cell Research27 Nov, 2007 10:41 am Tony Maciulis talks with Dr. Jon LaPook about a breakthrough in stem cell research. Scientists have found a way to possibly avoid using embryonic stem...CNN: Supermouse Report9 Nov, 2007 12:03 pm On November 2, researchers at Case Western University announced the "super mouse": mice who have been genetically tweaked to produce large amounts of ...First 60 Minutes, Now Scientific Journals: Genetic Genealogy in Today's Science25 Oct, 2007 01:40 pm Today?s issue of Science contains a new look into the world of genetic genealogy. ?The Science and Business of Genetic Ancestry Testing?,...2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Knockout Mice9 Oct, 2007 11:09 am The winners of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine were announced this morning.Functional Genomic Screens in Stem Cells Using Clonal Microarrays10 Oct, 2007 12:18 pm The field of functional genomics explores the various functions of genetic sequences within the human genome. Gene function discoveries provide researchers...Biodiversity: a "Rock-Paper-Scissors" Game Played at Multiple Scales26 Sep, 2007 11:08 am Biological diversity is being lost at unprecedented rates around the world, both in the number of different species and the genetic variety within a species...I Didn't Notice I Lost a Gene27 Jul, 2007 09:49 am In the year 2000, at around the time that the first human genome sequence was completed, an inventory of the genetic material of the small mustard plant...Are You Listening as Well as You?re Hearing?26 Jul, 2007 07:03 pm When we listen, we do more than just hear. We make sense of a complex sound environment. We?re so good at it that we take our auditory processing skills...Hearing on Politicization Surgeon Generals13 Jul, 2007 03:09 pm The Oversight Committee holds a hearing, "The Surgeon General's Vital Mission: Challenges for the Future." The hearing focuses on the importance of the...Bush "Muzzles" the Surgeon General of the US13 Jul, 2007 03:08 pm Former Surgeon General, Dr. Richard Carmona, speaks with Wolf Blitzer from CNN on how he and the two previous Surgeon Generals have been muzzled by the...Genes and the development of obesity6 Jul, 2007 01:36 pm Obesity is one of the main health problems of our times, and it is estimated that it concerns nearly 300 million people in the world. Furthermore,...Hope For Parkinson Patients29 Jun, 2007 03:14 pm This is CBS News on a new gene therapy treatment for the incurable brain disorder that affects millions of Americans."Certain Genes Are Favoured In Males and Not In Females"27 Jun, 2007 07:00 pm Researchers have found out that good genes can be gender-specific. The study is published in the June 28, 2007 issue of Nature...Deafness Research Has a Sound Future29 Jun, 2007 03:15 pm The inner ear contains six sensory organs, one auditory organ and five vestibular organs that subserve our sense of balance...Potential of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine27 Jun, 2007 06:08 pm Stem cells have the potential to become all the cells and tissues in the human body. These cells have been described as embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and...It?s All In the Packaging25 Jun, 2007 04:43 pm Remember how the best chefs pay as much attention to the packaging and presentation of a dish as the food itself. It turns out that the human genome believes...Democrats have to draw the line & turn down Bush's bigoted surgeon general19 Jun, 2007 02:28 pm I'll admit that my headline might not be fair. It could be that our not-so-beloved president's nominee for surgeon general, James W. Holsinger Jr.,...Discovery of Stem Cells in Muscle Could Advance Development of Regenerative Therapies8 Jun, 2007 04:13 pm Stem cells provide the starting material for the development and repair of every organ and tissue in the body and they are present in all stages of life...Four New Breast Cancer Genes Identified7 Jun, 2007 04:11 pm A Sky News Video on the discovery of four new genes that contribute to the risk of breast cancer. Geneticists believe that their findings may help to develop...Stem Cells Cultures are Confronted to Heterogeneity7 Jun, 2007 04:11 pm Identification, isolation and large scale culture of stem cells for potential medical applications is a major challenge in cell biology. However,...An Open Mouse29 May, 2007 07:30 pm A few months ago I got in my car and drove north until I reached a remarkable building filled with several million mice. At Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor...The Science of Transgenic Technology4 Jun, 2007 12:25 pm What do humans, flies, and worms have in common? More than you might think. See how transgenic organisms are engineered, and how they enable researchers...Gene Therapy Fights Cancer25 May, 2007 03:55 pm A report on BBC News shows how gene therapy using viruses is a new frontier in the fight against cancer.Stem Cells May Help Improve Vision29 May, 2007 07:29 pm University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have recently found evidence that adult bone marrow stem cells may help cure certain genetic eye diseases.The Breast Cancer 1 Gene (BRCA1) Plays a Role in the Regulation of Human Mammary Stem Cell Self Renewal and Differentiation9 May, 2007 01:07 pm Stem cells are specialized cells that continually generate progeny cells for organ formation and maintenance. Stem cells can be found within the different...Stem Cells Aid Dogs With Muscular Dystrophy to Walk More Normally28 Nov, 2006 06:07 pm Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease that has not treatment and severely limits motility and life expectancy in people...Master Cardiac Stem Cell May Progress Regenerative Heart Therapy27 Nov, 2006 06:25 pm The core finding of this study and of a companion study by the laboratory of Stuart Orkin at Children's Hospital essentially points to a paradigm for generating...The secret ability of stem cells10 May, 2006 04:51 pm An article published in Science quotes the work of an MIT team which tries to unveil the secret ability of stem cells to replicate indefinitely and restrain...Piezoelectric Nanogenerators for Wireless Nanosensors25 Apr, 2006 04:14 pm Developing novel technologies for wireless nanodevices and nanosystems are of critical importance for in-situ, real-time and implantable biosensing,...Stem Cells from Testicular Biopsy21 Apr, 2006 04:51 pm In a report recently published in Nature, a team of scientists describe a new technique to produce pluripotency stem cells from testis cells...Stem Cells - ethical debates and historical remarks9 Apr, 2006 03:11 pm Ethical concerns about stem cell research are deeply rooted in the past. Understanding the historical content of these concerns may help to foster an open... |
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