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| Biotech Companies working on green technology |
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Coskata Inc., the
second-generation ethanol startup, has entered a strategic alliance with ICM,
Inc. to design and construct a commercial ethanol plant. The first
full-commercial scale Coskata plant is expected to open in late 2010. A pilot
plant is due in operation in the fourth quarter ...
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| Green Technology Companies: Focusing on existing Resources
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Tax incentives, carbon taxes and rising fossil fuel
costs are motivating increased growth and development of 'green' products and
services, many of which are the result of innovative discoveries in
biotechnology and nanotechnology. Also, rising gas prices and geopolitical
uncertainties over petroleum have increased interest in renewable, ...
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| Career options for college students pursuing college in life sciences |
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Pursuing a career in life sciences can be immensely
rewarding and exciting. Studying life science teaches us to ask questions, make
observations, evaluate evidence, and solve problems. Biologists learn how living
things work, how they interact with one another, and how they evolve. They may
study cells ...
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| Do-It-Yourself Cardiac Bypass Surgery: All You Need is Walking Shoes |
When cholesterol-clogged plaque narrows an artery that feeds the heart, the body responds by trying to bulk up tiny blood vessels in the heart. As these so-called collateral vessels grow more muscular and interconnected, they begin to reroute some of the blood flow around the blockage. Scientists have been trying ...
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| Could Hydrogen Sulfide Hold the Key to A Long Life? |
Hydrogen sulfide, or H2S, the chemical that gives rotten eggs their sulfurous stench -- and the same compound that researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center successfully have used to put mice into a state of reversible metabolic hibernation -- has now been shown to significantly increase life span and ...
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| Wild Blueberries Shown to Fight Oxidative Stress |
USDA scientists recently concluded that eating Wild Blueberries and other antioxidant-rich foods at every meal helps prevent oxidative stress. (Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 26, No. 2, 170-181, 2007) This study advances antioxidant research by moving beyond the measurement of antioxidants in foods to actual examination of ...
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| The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse Congratulates Renal Solutions on its Exit |
The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG), the private/public partnership putting the region's life sciences industry on a fast track for growth, issued this statement through its President and Chief Executive Officer, John W. Manzetti regarding the PLSG's first portfolio company, Renal Solutions, Inc. being acquired by Fresenius Medical Care.
PLSG's return ...
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| Smokefree Workplace Law Reduces Heart Attacks 59% Among Nonsmokers, New Research Shows |
A new study released by Indiana University researchers shows that strong smokefree workplace laws result in immediate and significant improvements in heart health, particularly in nonsmokers. The study found a 59% net decrease in hospital admissions for heart attacks, also known as acute myocardial infarctions (AMIs), in nonsmokers with no ...
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| Stress and Anxiety Interfere With Sleep |
Seven out of ten adults in the United States say they experience stress or anxiety daily, and most say it interferes at least moderately with their lives. About one-third report persistent stress or excessive anxiety daily or that they have had an anxiety or panic attack. Seven out of ten ...
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Decas Cranberry Products, Inc. announced today the results of new research showing that 1 oz. (or a 1/4 cup) of Decas Sweetened Dried Cranberries (SDCs) has twice the proanthocyanidin (PAC) level of an 8-ounce glass of cranberry juice cocktail. Found abundantly in cranberries, proanthocyanidins (PACs) are natural plant compounds with ...
