Density of invasive reed, Phragmites australis, mapped in Great Lakes

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Density of invasive reed, Phragmites australis, mapped in Great Lakes Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:25 PM PST Scientists have used satellite technologies to map the location and density of Phragmites australis, an invasive species of reed, in the coastal wetlands of all five Great Lakes. Scientists decode three bacterial strains …

Cell biology: Calcium ‘accelerator’ keeps cell power supply going

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Cell biology: Calcium ‘accelerator’ keeps cell power supply going Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:30 PM PST Scientists have moved another step closer to solving a decades-long mystery of how the flow of calcium into the cell’s power source, the mitochondria, is controlled. By shutting down 50 genes, one at a …

Green chemistry: Waste from palm oil extraction can be converted into useful sugar

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Green chemistry: Waste from palm oil extraction can be converted into useful sugar Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:26 AM PST The waste plant materials remaining from palm oil extraction processes can now be converted into a useful sugar. Nutrients from farmed salmon waste can feed new marine industry Posted: 23 …

Roots of deadly 2010 India flood identified; Findings could improve warnings

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Roots of deadly 2010 India flood identified; Findings could improve warnings Posted: 13 Nov 2012 12:11 PM PST New research indicates that flash flooding that swept through the mountain town of Leh, India, in 2010 was set off by a string of unusual weather events similar to those that caused …

Biomimicry, Janine Benyus Oct. 18th

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INVITATION Biomimicry, Janine Benyus Oct. 18th To RSVP: Contact [email protected] Biomimicry 3.8 + Keystone Society + BiomimicryNYC invite you to an evening of appetizers, drinks, and inspiration. Thursday, October 18, 2012, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Grohe Live! Center, 160 Fifth Avenue, 4th floor, NYC Hosts: Bill Browning, Terrapin Bright …

The First Biomimicry Summit in Europe: Switzerland’s Financial Capital is Seduced by Nature’s Genius

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The First Biomimicry Summit in Europe: Switzerland’s Financial Capital is Seduced by Nature’s Genius Jamie Brown, Project Director, BASE (Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy); former Head of Secretariat, UNEP Sustainable Energy Finance Alliance, Switzerland 3 Sept. 2012 Nearly 100 leaders from fields spanning industry, finance, architecture, engineering, government and academia …