Waste from Tequila-Making Process Turned into Sponges

In 2011, over 41 million gallons of tequila were made in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, and all that liquor took over 700,000 tons of agave plants to make. Until recently, once the plant’s juice was extracted, the rest went …

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5 Ways Gardening is Good for Your Health

Gardening at home is a great way to connect with Mother Nature. But the planet-friendly hobby is also fantastic for maintaining a healthy lifestyle – even if your crop comes from containers on the fire escape.

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10 Health Remedies You Already Have in Your Kitchen

Before you go running to the drugstore at the first sign of aches, pains or those pesky spring sniffles, check your kitchen – the natural cure for what ails you might already be in your fridge or pantry.

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Weird Recycling: Gross or Green?

We don’t think twice about recycling glass, aluminum and paper. But the idea of recycling urine, dirty diapers and cigarette butts might make some pause, if not turn green in the face on the spot. What do you think of …

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Clock Shadow Building Supports the Community and the Environment in Milwaukee

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ÖKO’s NASA Filtration Bottle Turns Sickly Soda into Drinkable Water

Swiss company ÖKO has utilized NASA filtration technology to create a bottle that can turn sodas (or anything else) into water. Made from super-light materials, the water bottle provides easy access to clean, clear, crisp water. Hit the jump to see the water filtration system in action! Read the rest of ÖKO’s NASA Filtration Bottle Turns Sickly Soda into Drinkable Water Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: ÖKO , Coca Cola , drinkable water , filtration bottles , filtration technology , nasa , nasa filters , water filtration , water issues        

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Breakthrough Converts Normal Skin Cells into Protective Brain Cells

Photo via Shutterstock Researchers at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have discovered a way to turn ordinary skin cells into protective brain cells – a breakthrough that could have a resounding impact on people who suffer from multiple sclerosis , cerebral palsy and similar diseases. Myelinating cells protect neurons as electric pulses travel from the brain to the rest of the body. In people who suffer from myelinating disorders, these sheaths are destroyed and are very difficult to repair. Now researchers have successfully converted skin cells of mice into oligodendrocytes, a cell that myelinates neurons, and hope the same technique might eventually be replicated in humans. Read the rest of Breakthrough Converts Normal Skin Cells into Protective Brain Cells Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Case Western Reserve School of medicine , cellular reprogramming , cerebral palsy , Health , mice brain , multiple sclerosis , myelinating cells , nature biotechnology , oligodendrocytes , OPCs , science , skin cells converted into brain cells , stem cell        

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Solar Comprised All New Utility Electricity Added to US Grid in March

Photo via Shutterstock March marked a historic month for solar as for first time ever, all new utility electricity generation added to the US grid came from solar power . According to a report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), seven projects in California, Nevada, New Jersey, Hawaii, Arizona, and North Carolina added 44MW to the grid. It may not be a particularly jaw-dropping figure, but as projects from other energy sources added no new generation, solar’s record month does point to a promising outlook for the industry. Read the rest of Solar Comprised All New Utility Electricity Added to US Grid in March Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “wind power” , green energy , nrg energy , renewable energy , renewables grid , SEIA , solar capacity , solar electricity , solar grid , solar industry energy , solar plant , Solar Power        

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Lotus Birth Recommends Keeping Baby’s Umbilical Cord and Placenta Attached for Days

There’s a new trend in natural births and it involves keeping baby’s umbilical cord and placenta intact until they sever themselves. Midwife educator Mary Ceallaigh extolled the benefits of Lotus Birth or umbilical non severance in a recent New York Post story, but it’s unclear whether such prolonged attachment can take hold. For starters, mothers who choose this path will have to carry their baby along with its umbilical cord and placenta for as long as it takes for these life support systems to shrivel up on their own – up to ten days in some cases! More details after the jump. READ MORE > Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: baby , DIY Birth , Health , Inhabitots , leave umbilical cord and placenta attached to babies , Lotus Birth , Mary Ceallaigh , natural birth , News , umbilical non severance        

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Flesh-Eating Bacterium Used as “Superglue” that Detects Cancer Cells

Photo via Shutterstock It sounds like science fiction, but Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes) causes necrotizing fasciitis – a rare flesh-eating syndrome that is very difficult to treat, and scientists have split one of its proteins to create a powerful molecular “superglue.” A research team from the University of Oxford split the FbaB protein into two parts – one large and one small, which, when they bind together, form one of the strongest chemical bonds possible. Reporting their findings at the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society , Mark Howarth, Ph.D and his team note that this new superglue has far-reaching disease detection applications. Read the rest of Flesh-Eating Bacterium Used as “Superglue” that Detects Cancer Cells Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: chemical bond , Design for Health , early cancer detection , Flesh-eating bacteria , necrotizing fasciitis , science , Streptococcus pyogenes , Superglue , university of oxford        

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