Lipids, or fats, have many functions in our body: They form membrane barriers, store energy or act as messengers, which regulate cell growth and hormone release.
The Lipid Code
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Can Coral Reefs ‘Have It All’?
Though coral reefs are in sharp decline across the world, scientists say some reefs can still thrive with plentiful fish stocks, high fish biodiversity, and well-preserved ecosystem functions.
3D Models Of Mountain Lakes With A Portable Sonar And Airborne Laser
The information of the territory provided by the laser technology from an airplane can be combined with data collected in mountain lakes with an inflatable boat and a small echo sounder to obtain three-dimensional maps.
Chemists Create Faster-Degrading Plastic For Marine Uses
To address the plastic environmental crisis, Cornell chemists have developed a new polymer with ample strength in a marine setting that is poised to degrade by ultraviolet radiation, according to research published March 30 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
To Cut Carbon Emissions, a Movement Grows to ‘Electrify Everything’
On March 24, just before the city council of Santa Cruz, California passed an emergency measure to prevent evictions of renters suffering from lost income during the coronavirus pandemic, it adopted another new ordinance: effective July 1, all construction permit applications for new buildings in the city must submit a declaration that their design is “Natural Gas-Free.”
KIST And UNIST Joint Research Team Develop A High-Capacity Battery Material Using Salmon DNA
A Korean research team has succeeded in developing next-generation high-capacity cathode material for lithium-ion batteries.
