January 27, 2010 | Posted by admin
Contrary to prevailing wisdom, a new study from plant biologists at UC Davis shows that proteins of the Hsp70 family do indeed chaperone proteins across the membranes of chloroplasts, just as they do for other cellular structures.
Categories: Health & Medicine, Science & Nanotechnology | 
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December 17, 2009 | Posted by admin
Scientists funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NOAA have recorded the deepest erupting volcano yet discovered–West Mata Volcano–describing high-definition video of the undersea eruption as “spectacular.”
Categories: Environment | Tags: american geophysical union, biologist, carbo, carbon dioxide, chemical oceanographer, chief scientist, cold seawater, deep ocean, Discovered, Earth, Environment, environmental laboratory, erupting volcano, lava bubbles, lava flows, lavas, marine geologist, microbes, molten lava, national science foundation, noaa, ocean islands, percent, research, resing, scientists, stem, submarine volcanoes, underwater robot | No Comments »
December 14, 2009 | Posted by admin
INDIANAPOLIS – The most comprehensive study to date of the proteins in a species of salamander that can regrow appendages may provide important clues to how similar regeneration could be induced in humans.
Categories: Health & Medicine | Tags: appendages, axolotl, axoltol, biologist, blastema, david l stocum, derogatory term, fingers and toes, fishing expedition, hou, indiana university center, indiana university purdue, iupui, level of amputation, limb regeneration, mechanisms, metabolism, moose deer, natural ability, part, purdue university, purdue university indianapolis, research, rodents, salamander, sinc, stem, stem cells, undifferentiated cells, University | No Comments »
November 6, 2009 | Posted by admin
Tree-dwelling ants generally live in harmony with their arboreal hosts. But new research suggests that when they run out of space in their trees of choice, the ants can get destructive to neighboring trees.
Categories: Science & Nanotechnology | Tags: amazonian rainforests, american naturalist, ant plants, biologist, cozy relationships, David Edwards, Douglas Yu, forest clearings, galls, glenn shepard, Glenn Shepard of Sao Paulo University, Megan Frederickson, plants and trees, precious soil, sao paulo university, soil nutrients, square kilometers, strange phenomenon, tree dwelling, university of east anglia, wood ants | No Comments »