Imperial Valley News Center
Genetic Potential of Oil-Eating Bacteria from the BP Oil Spill Decoded
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- Written by Sally Palmer
Port Aransas, Texas - Microbiologists at The University of Texas at Austin and their colleagues have cracked the genetic code of how bacteria broke down oil to help clean up the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The findings, published in the journal Nature Microbiology, reveal that some bacteria have far greater potential for consuming oil than was previously known. The research also has applications for responding to future oil spills and other ecological disasters, while shedding light on the ways in which tiny microbes played an outsized role in limiting damage from the 2010 spill caused by the explosion of a BP oil rig.
Honeybees more likely to regulate hive’s ‘thermostat’ during rapid temperature increases
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- Written by Chelsea Cook
Boulder, Colorado - Honeybees use their wings to cool down their hives when temperatures rise, but new University of Colorado Boulder research shows that this intriguing behavior may be linked to both the rate of heating and the size of a honeybee group.
Researchers unleash graphene ‘tiger’ for more efficient optoelectronics
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- Written by James Urton
Seattle, Washington - In the quest to harvest light for electronics, the focal point is the moment when photons - light particles - encounter electrons, those negatively-charged subatomic particles that form the basis of our modern electronic lives. If conditions are right when electrons and photons meet, an exchange of energy can occur. Maximizing that transfer of energy is the key to making efficient light-captured energetics possible.
Women's preference for smaller competition may account for inequality
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- Written by Jared Wadley
Ann Arbor, Michigan - When applying for a job or to college, women seek positions with fewer applicants than men, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Phones at the dinner table
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- Written by Heather Newman
Ann Arbor, Michigan - Checking email for work. Posting a photo to Facebook. Texting the kids to come downstairs. Sending a quick snap to a friend. People of all ages might use their smartphones in these ways during shared meals.
American Cancer Society Report Assesses Progress against Goals Set for Nation
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Atlanta, Georgia - A new report assesses how the nation fared against the ambitious challenge goal set by the American Cancer Society to reduce the cancer death rates by 50% over 25 years ending in 2015. The report finds areas where progress was substantial, and others where it was not. The report, appearing in the American Cancer Society journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, says the best improvements were seen in cancers for which prevention, early detection, and treatment tools are available, including cancers of the lung, colon, breast, and prostate.
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