News articles tagged with 'oxygen'
Earth's core deprived of oxygen
— 23 Nov 2011 19:46 | Geology and palaeontologyThe composition of the Earth's core remains a mystery. Scientists know that the liquid outer core consists mainly of iron, but it is believed that small amounts of some other elements…
High dose of oxygen enhances natural cancer treatment
— 6 Apr 2011 18:37 | HealthA technique Michael Jackson reportedly used to prolong his youth is showing promise as a way to boost the effectiveness of a natural cancer remedy…
Rejuvenating electron microscopy
— 6 Apr 2011 15:49 | BiologyModifying a protein from a plant much favoured by science, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and colleagues have created a new type of genetic…
UT Southwestern research advances fight against kidney cancer
— 31 Mar 2011 15:06 | HealthResearchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have discovered genetic pathways to starve selectively kidney cancer cells…
New insight into how 'tidying up' enzymes work
— 29 Mar 2011 15:18 | HealthWorking with Professor Jeremy Harvey and Professor Adrian Mulholland of Bristol's School of Chemistry, Dr Julianna Olah, an EU Marie Curie Fellow in Bristol at the time, studied a class…
Algae, bacteria hogged oxygen after ancient mass extinction, slowed marine life recovery
— 28 Mar 2011 15:37 | EnvironmentA mass extinction is hard enough for Earth's biosphere to handle, but when you chase it with prolonged oxygen deprivation, the biota ends up with a hangover that can last millions of…
Dine or dash? Genes help decide when to look for new food
— 17 Mar 2011 20:24 | BiologyFor worms, choosing when to search for a new dinner spot depends on many factors, both internal and external: how hungry they are, for example, how much oxygen is in the air, and how…
Study provides new tool to monitor coral reef 'vital signs'
— 17 Mar 2011 17:44 | EnvironmentUniversity of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science scientist Chris Langdon and colleagues developed a new tool to monitor coral reef vital signs. By accurately…
Scientists find key mechanism of childhood respiratory disease
— 8 Mar 2011 14:23 | HealthResearchers have identified a critical part of the process by which one of the world's most common and dangerous early childhood infections, respiratory syncytial virus, causes disease…
Oldest objects in solar system indicate a turbulent beginning
— 4 Mar 2011 15:42 | AstronomyScientists have found that calcium, aluminium-rich inclusions (CAIs), some of the oldest objects in the solar system, formed far away from our sun and then later fell back into the…