News articles tagged with 'degradation'
Inhibiting MRSA's ability to degrade RNA slows the spread of the bacteria
— 11 Feb 2011 17:06 | HealthScientists have demonstrated that stopping the ability of methicillin-resistant Staphylcoccus aureus (MRSA) to degrade RNA can inhibit its spread, both in the laboratory and in infected…
A new way to attack pathogens
— 11 Feb 2011 15:48 | HealthScientists have discovered a new way to attack dangerous pathogens, marking a hopeful next step in the ever-escalating battle between man and microbe…
New transistor for plastic electronics exhibits the best of both worlds
— 27 Jan 2011 17:56 | TechnologyIn the quest to develop flexible plastic electronics, one of the stumbling blocks has been creating transistors with enough stability for them to function in a variety of environments…
Breaking point: LSU professor discovers method to determine when metals reach end of life
— 14 Jan 2011 16:08 | TechnologyWe live in a world almost completely dependent upon machinery. Since the creation of the simple wheel, humans have found ways to increase quality of life and advance scientific knowledge…
So that's why we're allergic to sun creams
— 11 Oct 2010 10:27 | HealthWhat happens to sunscreens when they are exposed to sunlight? And how is the skin affected by the degradation products that form? This has been the subject of research at the University…
Carbon mapping breakthrough
— 7 Sep 2010 11:24 | EnvironmentBy integrating satellite mapping, airborne-laser technology, and ground-based plot surveys, scientists from the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology, with colleagues…
MIT researchers create new self-assembling photovoltaic technology that repairs itself
— 5 Sep 2010 17:38 | TechnologyPlants are good at doing what scientists and engineers have been struggling to do for decades: converting sunlight into stored energy, and doing so reliably day after day, year after…
Protecting nerve cells from death in a model of stroke
— 2 Sep 2010 15:28 | HealthA team of researchers, led by Yizheng Wang, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, has identified a way to preserve nerve cells in a rat model of stroke…
Researchers analyse 'the environmentalist's paradox'
— 1 Sep 2010 09:50 | EnvironmentGlobal degradation of ecosystems is widely believed to threaten human welfare, yet accepted measures of well-being show that it is on average improving globally, both in poor countries…
Study shows deepwater oil plume in Gulf degraded by microbes
— 25 Aug 2010 10:41 | EnvironmentIn the aftermath of the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, a dispersed oil plume was formed at a depth between 3,600 and 4,000 feet and extending…