The 2013 Horse Scandal (in UK referred as Horsegate) first came into light on 15 January 2013 when horse DNA had been discovered in frozen beefburgers sold in several Irish and British supermarket. Though horse meat is not harmful for human ...
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The Board of Directors of Exxon Mobil Corporation, one of the world’s leading petrochemical companies, has appointed Neil Chapman as the new vice president of the company, effective Jan. 1, 2015, replacing Stephen D. Pryor, who has ...
Mutant libraries are a powerful tool for creating a protein with desired properties. Mutant libraries constructed using the In vitro molecular optimization method, a very efficient means of generating mutant proteins with improved or novel ...
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An Australian National University (ANU) team has successfully replicated one of the crucial steps in photosynthesis, opening the way for biological systems powered by sunlight, which could manufacture hydrogen as a fuel. "Water is ...
A computer interface that works on vibration rather than electrical circuit board; an emergency programme that tackles the loss of coral reefs from ocean acidification; a camping equipment rental system to reduce festival waste; and a pot ...
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Blood-platelet shortages may become a thing of the past, according to scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. The researchers have designed an industrial-strength bone marrow bioreactor that can generate human platelets in ...
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Two non-profit organizations in Kansas City, Mo., have been selected to receive a total of $119,940 in funding from EPA’s Urban Waters Small Grants Program for projects focused on improving areas around the Middle Blue River through ...
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Eric Kessler, Bioscience Director for the Center for Advanced Professional Studies at the Blue Valley School District in Overland Park, Kan., has been recognized in the Honorable Mention category of the 2014 Presidential Innovation Award ...
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Early in 2013, a research group led by Biome Bioplastics was awarded a grant by the UK's innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board, to investigate pulp and paper by-product, lignin, as a new source of organic chemicals for ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Bioplastic bag
China's latest five-year plan promises to shift the economy from its dependence on exports toward domestic consumption as an engine of growth. The key to achieving this will be for the nation to enhance the ability of its economy to ...
Tags: Innovation, China, Focus Vision, China Culture
Sensirion, the Sensor Co. On May 6, a rocket will lift off bound for the International Space Station (ISS). On board will be a liquid flow sensor from Sensirion AG, St?fa, Switzerland. On May 6, a rocket will lift off bound for the ...
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EPA today announced that Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., was awarded first place in the site design category in EPA's second annual Campus RainWorks Challenge competition. The university team was comprised of eight students from ...
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Today, Dr. Steven Thomas Purucker of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was honored as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government ...
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Normally, Andrej Shevchenko and his team at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden analyse proteins and fats in the cells of fruit flies or roundworms. In this case, however, the scientists dealt with ...
Tags: cheese, proteins, production method
The system that allows the sharing of genetic material between bacteria – and therefore the spread of antibiotic resistance – has been uncovered by a team of scientists at Birkbeck, University of London and UCL. The study, ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Unravelling Bacterial Secretion System