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New proteomics: Fat isn’t inactive

News: Proteomics    September 2, 2010
Most people think of fat as stuff that just sits there – like the pendulous beer belly or the not so cute love handles. Scientists too have long thought of fat…and fat cells…as simply repositories of lipids (fats), which are storehouse material for energy that can be used by the body. Recent work, however, is [...]
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Oil production from living bacteria

News: Alternative Energy    April 4, 2010
In the attempt to find alternative sources of energy, scientists are probing possibilities in almost the entire world of life. This includes plant life, of course, with trees, corn (maize), switch grass, and other crops in the list. It also includes smaller forms of plant life, in particular algae. Even smaller forms of life and [...]
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