Drones Help Identify Dangerous, Hard-to-Locate Unplugged Oil Wells
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of unplugged oil wells, which pose a major
threat to the environment.
Image Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Now, with the help of drones, scientists from the State University of New York at Binghamton University have designed a novel technique to detect these dangerous wells that are difficult to locate.
There are around 35,000 abandoned gas and oil wells in New York State, while there are over 600,000 wells in Pennsylvania, dating back to the initial days of drilling. On the whole, there are around two million abandoned wells in the U.S. And all these wells pose numerous risks.
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An antioxidant found in green tea may increase levels of p53, a natural anti-cancer protein, known as the âguardian of the genomeâ for its ability to repair DNA damage or destroy cancerous cells. Published today in Nature Communications, a study of the direct interaction between p53 and the green tea compound, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), points to a new target for cancer drug discovery.
âBoth p53 and EGCG molecules are extremely interesting. Mutations in p53 are found in over 50% of human cancer, while EGCG is the major anti-oxidant in green tea, a popular beverage worldwide,â said Chunyu Wang, corresponding author and a professor of biological sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. âNow we find that there is a previously unknown, direct interaction between the two, which points to a new path for developing anti-cancer drugs. Our work helps to explain how EGCG is able to boost p53âs anti-cancer activity, opening the door to dev
Major antioxidant in green tea may increase levels of natural anti-cancer protein
An antioxidant found in green tea may increase levels of p53, a natural anti-cancer protein, known as the guardian of the genome for its ability to repair DNA damage or destroy cancerous cells. Published today in
Nature Communications, a study of the direct interaction between p53 and the green tea compound, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), points to a new target for cancer drug discovery.
Both p53 and EGCG molecules are extremely interesting. Mutations in p53 are found in over 50% of human cancer, while EGCG is the major anti-oxidant in green tea, a popular beverage worldwide. Now we find that there is a previously unknown, direct interaction between the two, which points to a new path for developing anti-cancer drugs. Our work helps to explain how EGCG is able to boost p53 s anti-cancer activity, opening the door to developing drugs with EGCG-like compounds.
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New York [US], February 13 (ANI): An antioxidant found in green tea may increase levels of p53, a natural anti-cancer protein, known as the 'guardian of the genome' for its ability to repair DNA damage or destroy cancerous cells.