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'It takes guts!' says Nobel laureate
Steven Chu, Director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Nobel Lauriate tipped to be the next Energy Chief for the Obama Administration believes termite guts could save our planet.
The way termite guts process food could teach scientists how to produc… Continue
Posted by Martin Coleman on July 9, 2009 at 4:30pm
Tasty Treat
Termites are a popular protein source in Africa, where they can grow to three-inches (seventy-five millimetres) in size. They are eaten raw and have a high amount of calories considering their size.… Continue
Posted by Martin Coleman on July 8, 2009 at 1:00pm
Termites studied in quest for green fuels
Researchers have scooped soil near a reservoir in Massachusetts, visited a Russian volcano, and scoured the bottom of the sea looking for microbes that hold the key to new biofuels. Now, they are investigating termites more deeply.
The otherwise dreaded insect is… Continue
Posted by Martin Coleman on July 8, 2009 at 1:00pm
Canadian perspective:The termite's role as exploration driller
Merrex President and CEO Greg Isenor stands beside a termite mound in West Mali
Termites, those destructive creatures feared by homeowners, can play an important role in mineral exploration. By disturbing the local ground and piling the excavated material into mounds, these a… Continue
Posted by Martin Coleman on July 1, 2009 at 2:29pm
Sexual Reproduction: Birds Do It, Bees Do It; Termites Don't, Necessarily
March 29 2009 Scientists have shown for the first time that it is possible for certain female termite "primary queens" to reproduce both sexually and asexually during their lifetimes.
Scientists at North Carolina State University and three universities… Continue
Posted by Martin Coleman on June 27, 2009 at 2:30pm
Sweet way to kill a termite
Termites and D-delta-gluconolactone
D-delta-gluconolactone blocks a termite immune response.
Researchers in the US have come up with a cheap, environmentally friendly way to kill termites and other pests. The method invo… Continue
Posted by Martin Coleman on June 22, 2009 at 10:55am
Beasts
An electron microscope can magnify its subject by up to 200,000 times.
Ordinary microscopes rely on light and are restricted to 1000 times magnification due to the nature of light waves.
But they do show colour, while electron microscopes, in… Continue
Posted by Martin Coleman on June 19, 2009 at 12:00pm
A new non-toxic method for fighting termites
Washington DC, USA
Termites are social insects that feed on material containing cellulose, including wood. By one estimate, termites cause $30 billion a year in damage to structures worldwide, plus more spent on pesticides to get rid of them.
Now, American resea… Continue
Posted by Martin Coleman on June 19, 2009 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments
Termite devastated widow gets new home
GEORGA, USA
After termites riddled her home, an Army veteran's service has paid off for his widow long after his death.
75 year-old Bobbie Mize received a home transformation from Rebuilding Together Warner Robins.
Rebuilding Together Warner Robins and Sears chose Mize… Continue
Posted by Martin Coleman on June 18, 2009 at 3:00pm
100 Million Year Old Termite
Myanmar, Burma
One hundred million years ago a termite was wounded and its abdomen split open. The resin of a pine tree slowly enveloped its body and the contents of its gut.
In what is now the Hukawng Valley in Myanmar, the resin fossilized and was b… Continue
Posted by Martin Coleman on June 17, 2009 at 12:00pm
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