'Green' potato health risk can be eliminated by cutting away affected area July 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Potatoes that have turned 'green' can potentially contain a naturally occurring toxin called Glycoalkaloids (GA) and pose a risk to public health according to a review paper published in the latest online issue of SCI's Journal ... | |
 Human urine as a safe, inexpensive fertilizer for food crops October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Researchers in Finland are reporting successful use of an unlikely fertilizer for farm fields that is inexpensive, abundantly available, and undeniably organic -- human urine. Their report on use of urine ... | |
Researchers discover fast-acting cyanide antidote December 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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University of Minnesota Center for Drug Design and Minneapolis VA Medical Center researchers have discovered a new fast-acting antidote to cyanide poisoning. The antidote has potential to save lives of those who are exposed ... | |
Researchers solve decade-old mystery of hydrogen storage material February 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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Environmentally friendly hydrogen gas fueled vehicles can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lessen the country’s dependence on sources of fossil fuel. Though several hydrogen vehicles exist on the market today, ... | |
 Hair Reveals Where Murder Victims Drank Water February 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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University of Utah scientists developed a new crime-fighting tool by showing that human hair reveals the general location where a person drank water, helping police track past movements of criminal suspects ... | |
 Absinthe uncorked: The 'Green Fairy' was boozy -- but not psychedelic April 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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A new study may end the century-old controversy over what ingredient in absinthe caused the exotic green aperitif’s supposed mind-altering effects and toxic side-effects when consumed to excess. In the most ... | |
A simple, low-cost carbon filter removes 90% of carbon dioxide from smokestack gases May 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Researchers in Wyoming report development of a low-cost carbon filter that can remove 90 percent of carbon dioxide gas from the smokestacks of electric power plants that burn coal and other fossil fuels. Their study is scheduled ... | |
 First DNA molecule made almost entirely of artificial parts July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 43 vote(s)
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Chemists in Japan report development of the world's first DNA molecule made almost entirely of artificial parts. The finding could lead to improvements in gene therapy, futuristic nano-sized computers, and ... | |
Engineers build mini drug-producing biofactories in yeast August 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed a novel way to churn out large quantities of drugs, including antiplaque toothpaste additives, antibiotics, nicotine, and even morphine, using mini biofactories--in ... | |
Gel undergoes Peristalsis August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Large or small, machine parts only move when controlled by an external impulse. Biological systems, on the other hand, are capable of autonomous movements that continuously follow their own rhythms and spatial ... | |
 New methane storage technology exceeds DOE goals January 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 47 vote(s)
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In a major advance in alternative fuel technology, researchers report development of a sponge-like material with the highest methane storage capacity ever measured. It can hold almost one-third more methane ... | |
 Marijuana smoke contains higher levels of certain toxins than tobacco smoke December 17, 2007 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Here’s another reason to “keep off the grass.” Researchers in Canada report that marijuana smoke contains significantly higher levels of several toxic compounds — including ammonia and hydrogen cyanide — than ... | |
Researchers Developing More Efficient Ethanol Production Method February 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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A University of Wyoming professor has received a $485,000 grant to explore a more economical way to produce ethanol. | |
 New Material Can Find a Needle in a Nuclear Waste Haystack March 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Nuclear power has advantages, but, if this method of making power is to be viable long term, discovering new solutions to radioactive waste disposal and other problems are critical. Otherwise nuclear power ... | |
 Tuberculosis bacterium is double-protected March 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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The first 3-D images that disclosure a double membrane surrounding mycobacteria were recorded by Martinsried scientists, ending a long scientific debate about the mycobacterial outer membrane and opening new ... | |
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