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April 10th 2012

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Carbon nanotubes can double growth of cell cultures important in industry | KurzweilAI

A dose of carbon nanotubes more than doubles the growth rate of plant cell cultures — workhorses in the production of everything from lifesaving medications to sweeteners to dyes and perfumes — researchers at the University of Arkansas report.

Their study is the first to show that carbon nanotubes boost plant cell division and growth.

Their previous research demonstrated that multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) can penetrate through the thick coatings on seeds, stimulate germination of the seeds and stimulate the growth of certain plants.

Posted at 3:41pm and tagged with: nanotechnology, biotecnology,.

smarterplanet: Carbon nanotubes can double growth of cell cultures important in industry | KurzweilAI A dose of carbon nanotubes more than doubles the growth rate of plant cell cultures — workhorses in the production of everything from lifesaving medications to sweeteners to dyes and perfumes — researchers at the University of Arkansas report. Their study is the first to show that carbon nanotubes boost plant cell division and growth. Their previous research demonstrated that multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) can penetrate through the thick coatings on seeds, stimulate germination of the seeds and stimulate the growth of certain plants.

December 8th 2009

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Shark Fins Traced to Home Waters Using DNA — A First

For the first time, scientists have used DNA from shark fins to determine where they came from. The researchers traced finds from the scalloped hammerhead shark species—collected at the world’s biggest fin market in Hong Kong—back to rare populations in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans.

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Shark Fins Traced to Home Waters Using DNA — A First For the first time, scientists have used DNA from shark fins to determine where they came from. The researchers traced finds from the scalloped hammerhead shark species—collected at the world’s biggest fin market in Hong Kong—back to rare populations in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans.