life

Scientists unwrap elements of life

harminka — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:00:36 -0500

Researchers at Newcastle University have taken a step forward in our understanding of how the fundamental building blocks of life are put together.

Architecture for fundamental processes of life discovered

harminka — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:08:30 -0500

A team of Canadian researchers has completed a massive survey of the network of protein complexes that orchestrate the fundamental processes of life.

ASU researcher may have discovered key to life before its origin on Earth

harminka — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:17:16 -0600

An important discovery has been made with respect to the mystery of “handedness” in biomolecules. Researchers led by Sandra Pizzarello, a research professor at Arizona State University, found that some of the possible abiotic precursors to the origin of life on Earth have been shown to carry “handedness” in a larger number than previously thought.

U.S. Recession: Poverty Beyond the Streets

tntalk — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:35:23 -0600

The U.S. census reports that 36.5 million people or 9% of the population were living within the technical definition of poverty in 2006. "There is still a generation of no progress against poverty," said Sheldon Danziger, at the National Poverty Center in Michigan. "Somehow, we have to confront the fact that ... a rising economy no longer lifts all boats." If you travel in the United States, you can see that this is the case for all kinds of reasons.

Census of protein architectures offers new view of history of life

harminka — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:10:39 -0500

The present can tell you a lot about the past, but you need to know where to look. A new study appearing this month in Genome Research reveals that protein architectures – the three-dimensional structures of specific regions within proteins – provide an extraordinary window on the history of life.

Scientists proposekind of chemistry that led to life

harminka — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:11:38 -0500

Before life emerged on earth, either a primitive kind of metabolism or an RNA-like duplicating machinery must have set the stage - so experts believe. But what preceded these pre-life steps?

The Home Office Commute

Tony Rose — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:58:54 -0500

As I look out my window on this cold, wet and quickly approaching snowy day, I'm reminded of how lucky I am. When I woke this morning I went through a similar routine as most; I shaved and showered and dressed and prepped myself for the day. I ate a little breakfast and instead of getting into my car for my morning commute, I strolled down the hall to my office arriving about five seconds later.