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Microbial World's Use Of Metals Mostly UnmappedBerkeley CA (SPX) Jul 21, 2010 A new way of surveying microbes for the metals they contain reveals that biologists have been relying on the equivalent of a 15th century map of the world. It turns out that there are many more metal-containing proteins in microbes than previously recognized. This means the microbial world boasts a broader and more diverse array of metal-driven chemical processes than scientists have imagined. In fact, most have yet to be discovered, according to a first-of-its-kind survey of the metals in three m ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) July 20, 2010BP and US officials Tuesday outlined plans to kill the blown-out Gulf of Mexico well for good, by drowning the oil flow with mud and cement pumped deep inside the wellbore via a giant cap. The US government authorized BP to keep the cap on the damaged wellhead for another 24 hours to see whether the system can withstand the pressure from the oil bubbling up from the reservoir deep below the ... more  
Vienna (AFP) July 20, 2010The world's total identified resources of uranium, used in the production of nuclear energy, are currently sufficient for over 100 years of supply, a new study showed on Tuesday. But with the use of advanced nuclear reactors and fuel cycles, supply could be extended to "thousands of years", according to a study published by the OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jul 20, 2010Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a decree establishing four strategic commands in the Armed Forces and an integrated logistic support system, a top military official said on Wednesday. Gen. Nikolai Makarov, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, said Russia's six military districts will be reorganized into four with four respective strategic commands. The ... more |
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Most vulnerable nations pledge climate actionColombo (AFP) July 19, 2010 Six countries seen as most threatened by rising sea levels have vowed to cut their carbon emissions as a gesture of their commitment to fight global warming, the Maldivian government said Monday. The countries, mostly low-lying nations, met over the weekend in the Maldives ahead of a UN climate change meeting in Mexico and pledged to drastically cut their emissions while pressing others to follow suit. "Antigua and Barbuda, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, the Maldives, the Marshall Islands and Samoa all p ... read more |
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