Search Results for: carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide (Science: chemical) An organic byproduct of combustion, tasteless, odourless gas that competes with oxygen... Read More
Inorganic compound
Definition noun plural: inorganic compounds A chemical compound lacking both carbon-carbon (C-C) and carbon-hydrogen... Read More
Poison + water = hydrogen. New microbial genome shows how
Poison + water = hydrogen. New microbial genome shows how Take a pot of scalding water, remove all the oxygen, mix in a bit... Read More
Cellular respiration
Cellular Respiration Definition The main function of cellular respiration is to break down glucose to form energy. In... Read More
Organic compound
Definition noun plural: organic compounds A compound that, in general, contains carbon covalently bound to other atoms,... Read More
Methane-belching Bugs Inspire A New Theory Of The Origin Of Life On Earth
Two laboratories at Penn State set out to show how an obscure undersea microbe metabolizes carbon monoxide into methane and... Read More
Ozone Levels May Raise Risk Of Underweight Births: Common Pollutants Linked To Fetal Growth Retardation
Babies born to women exposed to high ozone levels during pregnancy are at heightened risk for being significantly... Read More
Scientists using laser light to detect potential diseases via breath samples, says new study
By blasting a person's breath with laser light, scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the... Read More
Laser light may be able to detect diseases on the breath
New technique could help doctors screen for asthma and cancer WASHINGTON, Feb. 15—A team of scientists at JILA, a joint... Read More
Effect of Chemicals on Growth & Development in Organisms – Quiz
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Covalent bond
Covalent Bond Definition What is a covalent bond? In chemistry and other fundamental science fields, a covalent bond is... Read More
Respiration – Quiz
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Paired microbes eliminate methane using sulfur pathway
Anaerobic microbes in the Earth's oceans consume 90 percent of the methane produced by methane hydrates - methane trapped in... Read More
Prebiotic synthesis from CO atmospheres: Implications for the origins of life
Abstract Most models of the primitive atmosphere around the time life originated suggest that the atmosphere was dominated... Read More
How Life Began: New Research Suggests Simple Approach
By Michael Schirber Somewhere on Earth, close to 4 billion years ago, a set of molecular reactions flipped a switch and... Read More
Secondhand Smoke In Cars May Lead To Dangerous Levels Of Contaminants For Children
Secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) can have harmful effects on children. Some of the adverse health outcomes include a greater... Read More
Scientists Find Clues That Life Began in Deep Space
Duplicating the harsh conditions of space in their laboratory, NASA scientists have created primitive cells with... Read More
Air pollution and lung function among susceptible adult subjects: a panel study
Air pollution and lung function among susceptible adult subjects: a panel study Susanna Lagorio1, Francesco Forastiere2,... Read More
Day-long drivers at risk of cardiovascular problems as a result of traffic pollution
Exposure to fine particles and pollutants that accumulate in cars driving at varying speeds in road traffic enhances the... Read More
Obligate anaerobe
Definition noun An anaerobe that does not require oxygen and lives only in anaerobic environment. Supplement Exposure to... Read More
Chemists detect toxic emissions linked to catalytic converters in US
A study scheduled for publication in the Dec. 15 issue of the American Chemical Society's journal, Environmental Science... Read More