Archive for June, 2010

Become involved and see beyond disease

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

As a biochemistry student, a varsity athlete, a lifeguard and even an entrepreneur through Ontario’s Summer Company Program, my life was pretty hectic at age 18.

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Search Continues for MU Explosion Cause

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

COLUMBIA - As repair work begins in Schweitzer Hall on the MU campus, the biochemistry department has a better, though not complete, understanding of what happened.

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‘Cow’ oil replaces motor oil in Pittsfield

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Pittsfield is the first community in the State of Massachusetts to use a new kind of motor oil made from, believe it or not, cows.

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WayBack Wednesday - Charles Musselwhite

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

A true blues master in every sense of the word, this is Charlie’s 5th release - 1970’s Memphis, Tennessee. From his Bio: “Blues is tough,” Charlie Musselwhite explains. He could just as easily be talking about himself. Described by the San Jose Mercury News as, “the second coming of Led Zeppelin, with Tom Waits on vocals,” Charlie and his band embody the direct and timeless power of the blues …

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‘Put up or shut up’ for old PTL Tower

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

It has gone from gem to eyesore, and today is a critical deadline for the old PTL Tower.

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Georgia teachers get biotechnology lessons

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

ATHENS, Ga. — Teachers at Athens Technical College’s Summer Biotechnology Academy this week learned to turn plain bacteria into glowing green droplets. All it takes is the addition of some jellyfish DNA so genetically modified microbes fluoresce under ultraviolet light. When the middle and high school teachers return to classrooms this fall they’ll have new ideas for experiments and more …

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4 hurt in blast in Mizzou science building

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

The explosion occurred about 2:20 p.m. in a building housing the biochemistry department.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Bio-Art Pioneer Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Bio-art pioneer Kathryn High, an associate professor of electronic arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a Guggenheim Fellowship.

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Why Venture Capitalists are Bullish on Biofuels

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

What should we do with corn? Shove it into cows that become fatty, high-cholesterol meat that contributes to heart disease? Turn it into cheap sugars that make people fat or sick?

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New insights into link between anti-cholesterol statin drugs and depression

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Scientists are reporting a possible explanation for the symptoms of anxiety and depression that occur in some patients taking the popular statin family of anti-cholesterol drugs, and reported by some individuals on low-cholesterol diets. These symptoms could result from long-term, low levels of cholesterol in the brain, the report suggests. It appears in ACS’ weekly journal Biochemistry.

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Fill ‘er up

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

An at-home system for refueling a car that doesn′t pollute? It’s not just a pipe dream.

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Supply lack may derail biofuels thrust

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

THERE COULD BE supply problems at gas stations by next year unless Congress amends a four-year-old law requiring oil companies to mix biofuels with gasoline, an Energy official said.

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Visayas traders call for gov’t action

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

ASIDE from calling for government to address the power crisis in the region, delegates of the 19th Visayas Business Conference (VABC) also passed resolutions on competitiveness, infrastructure, educat read more

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Genetic code 2.0

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

The creation of synthetic proteins plays an important role in science. By integrating artificial amino acids into proteins (genetic code engineering), their already existing qualities can be systematically improved, allowing new biological features to arise. Now, scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry have taken another important step in this research area: For the first time …

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Biofuels company Poet buys Indiana ethanol plant

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Biofuels company Poet LLC has bought an Indiana ethanol plant.

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