April 15, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Adenosine-5’-triphosphate (ATP) is the main energy source for all forms of work inside our cells. Scientists have found that even a short-term shortage of ATP supply can be fatal for cancer cells because activation of a mitochondria-addressed cell death pathway. These findings may lead to new therapies specifically targeting the altered energy supply chains of cancer cells to get cancer cells to commit suicide. Continue reading
April 5, 2013
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A new paper led by a NASA researcher shows that hydrogen peroxide is abundant across much of the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa. The authors argue that if the peroxide on the surface of Europa mixes into the ocean below, it could be an important ener… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 6, 2013
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The Amazon rainforest, energy grids, and cells in the human body share a troublesome property: They possess multiple stable states. When the world’s largest tropical forest suddenly starts retreating in a warming climate, energy supply blacks out, or c… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 17, 2012
by David Goldstein
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David Goldstein, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco
How big is the potential for energy efficiency? At first, the only serious answers were provided by environmental advocates and national laboratories, and for credibility … Continue reading
April 1, 2011
by Ralph Cavanagh
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Ralph Cavanagh, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco, CA Future historians will debate the precise moment at which the age of giant coal and nuclear power plants passed unmourned into memory, even as global oil consumption began a sustained declin… Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 29, 2010
by Shravya Reddy
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President Obama is going to India next week and high on his agenda should be the strengthening of the Green Partnership formed a year ago with Prime Minister Singh on his state visit to Washington. The leaders’ agreement set off a year of expandi… Continue reading
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