Environment News - Earth Science News RSS FeedsEarth Science :: EnvironmentEnvironment News Stories, Current Environment News Events, Discoveries and Articleshttp://www.brightsurf.com/rss.news.xml?search=Environment Environment News Stories Current Environment News Events, Discoveries and Articles Exploration by explosion: Studying the inner realm of living cells Scientists in Washington, DC, are reporting development and successful tests of a new way for exploring the insides of living cells, the microscopic building blocks of all known plants and animals. (2009-11-12) Behavior modification could ease concerns about nanoparticles In an advance that could help ease health and environmental concerns about the emerging nanotechnology industry, scientists are reporting development of technology for changing the behavior of nanoparticles in municipal sewage treatment plants - their main gateway into the environment. (2009-11-12) Sweet as can be: how E. coli gets ahead Scientists at the University of York have discovered how certain bacteria such as Escherichia coli have evolved to capture rare sugars from their environment giving them an evolutionary advantage in naturally competitive environments like the human gut. (2009-11-12) Breeding better broccoli Carotenoids-fat-soluble plant compounds found in some vegetables-are essential to the human diet and reportedly offer important health benefits to consumers. (2009-11-05) Mobile microscopes illuminate the brain The majority of our life is spent moving around a static world and we generate our impression of the world using visual and other senses simultaneously. (2009-11-03) Placental precursor stem cells require testosterone-free environment to survive Trophoblast stem cells (TSCs), cells found in the layer of peripheral embryonic stem cells from which the placenta is formed, are thought to exhibit "immune privilege" that aids cell survivability and is potentially beneficial for cell and gene therapies. (2009-10-29) Crushing cigarettes in a virtual reality environment reduces tobacco addiction Smokers who crushed computer-simulated cigarettes as part of a psychosocial treatment program in a virtual reality environment had significantly reduced nicotine dependence and higher rates of tobacco abstinence than smokers participating in the same program who grasped a computer-simulated ball. (2009-10-28) Can we 'learn to see?': Study shows perception of invisible stimuli improves with training Although we assume we can see everything in our field of vision, the brain actually picks and chooses the stimuli that come into our consciousness. (2009-10-22) Misuse of antibiotics not the only cause of resistance says report The perception that antibiotic resistance is primarily the undesirable consequence of antibiotic abuse or misuse is a view that is simplistic and inaccurate. (2009-10-16) Tiny but adaptable wasp brains show ability to alter their architecture For an animal that has a brain about the size of two grains of sand, a lot of plasticity seems to be packed into the head of the tropical paper wasp Polybia aequatorialis. (2009-10-15) |
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