Q&A | In Depth Interviews (Business News Americas) Brazil's Paraná state capital Curitiba produces 2,200t of solid waste every day. Of the total, 550t, or 25%, is separated at home and collected by the city's waste services. The material is then recycled and sold....more...Medal for top New Zealand scientist (Scoop.co.nz) Auckland, New Zealand, 23 November 2007 - HortResearch scientist Dr Robin Mitchell has been awarded The Shorland Medal for his lifetime of research into the biochemistry of plant diseases....more... Tiny DNA molecules show liquid crystal phases, pointing to new scenario for first life on earth (News-Medical-Net) A team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Milan has discovered some unexpected forms of liquid crystals of ultrashort DNA molecules immersed in water, providing a new scenario for a key step in the emergence of life on Earth....more... First Carolina Challenge Gives $25,500 to Possible New Ventures (Local Tech Wire) CHAPEL HILL ? Sixteen teams of entrepreneurial students, faculty and staff from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill competed for $25,500 in prize money....more... Cycling News Roundup 24 November 2007 (Daily Peloton) Cycling News Roundup 24 November 2007 Saul Raisin, Team News and Transfers, Proman, Bike Biz News: Cruz Front Wheel Drive Bike, Axiom Reflective, Riis Cycling....more... NZ scientist honoured for biochemistry work (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) Hortresearch scientist Robin Mitchell has been a top science award, the Shorland Medal for his research into the biochemistry of plant diseases....more... Tiny DNA molecules point up new scenario for first life on Earth (Environmental News Network) A team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Milan has discovered some unexpected forms of liquid crystals of ultrashort DNA molecules immersed in water, providing a new scenario for a key step in the emergence of life on Earth. CU-Boulder physics Professor Noel Clark said the team found that surprisingly short segments of DNA, life?s molecular carrier of genetic ......more... HomeRoom (Tallahassee Democrat) The third-graders at Apalachee Tapestry Magnet School of the Arts performed Temples and Tombs. This performance was a dramatization of events that occurred during the ancient Egyptian time period. Students worked closely with the arts team to design works of art for this performance....more... Tiny DNA Molecules Show Liquid Crystal Phases, Pointing Up New Scenario For First Life On Earth (Science Daily) Scientists have discovered some unexpected forms of liquid crystals of ultrashort DNA molecules immersed in water, providing a new scenario for a key step in the emergence of life on Earth....more... |