Brain parasites are something that most people would naturally want to avoid, but maybe they can be used for good. A new study has found that a common brain parasite could be engineered to deliver drugs past the blood-brain barrier.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Brain, Blood-brain barrier, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, University of Glasgow, Parasites
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"Cat poop" brain parasite could be hijacked to deliver drugs
Posted by ArielTechGeek 307 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
In a green-green cycle, insect poop is used to grow microalgae
Posted by ArielTechGeek 370 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
When it comes to protein sources that are more eco-friendly than traditional livestock, two of the most promising candidates are insects and microalgae. Scientists have now devised a method of using waste from the former as food for the latter.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: University of Bern, Algae, Insect, Food, Protein
Red alga added to cow poop slashes methane emissions by almost half
Posted by ArielTechGeek 692 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A particularly impressive red alga has already shown great promise in dramatically reducing the alarming levels of methane gas produced by a cow's enteric digestive system. Now, a team of scientists has moved from the animal's belches to its tail end, in an effort to get to the bottom of the methane produced in the poop.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Methane, Climate Solutions: L
Aquaponics farms may soon be powered by fish poop
Posted by ArielTechGeek 714 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Aquaponics operations combine aquaculture and hydroponics, with nutrient-rich water from the former being used to fertilize plants in the latter. Soon, such systems could also be powered by methane biogas derived from their own fish feces.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: University of Gothenburg, Aquaculture, Hydroponics, Agriculture, Biogas, Methane
Huge pile of condor poop provides a 2,200-year trip through time
Posted by ArielTechGeek 762 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A huge donut-shaped pile of poop surrounding a giant Andean condor nest is not something you’d generally hope to (or be likely to) encounter when out on a hike in South America. That is, unless you’re a paleoecologist.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Birds, Queens University
Penguin poop is krilly important to ocean health
Posted by ArielTechGeek 780 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Large marine mammals such as baleen whales play a huge role in cycling iron through their marine environments, directly helping to boost phytoplankton growth and atmospheric carbon sequestration.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Marine Biology, Penguins, Ocean, Carbon capture, Biodiversity
Fish poop 'probiotic' could help stressed corals recover from bleaching
Posted by ArielTechGeek 782 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
In a surprising twist on ‘What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger,’ scientists have discovered that the poop from fish that predate on coral provides a massive payload of crucial microscopic organisms that strengthen reefs.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Rice University, Coral Bleaching, Coral, Marine Biology, Environmental
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