Tag: bioenergy
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Wood-pellet Plant Harms Mississippi Town, Residents Say
Introduction: a town divided over a new bioenergy plant In Gloster, Mississippi, a quiet town nestled in Amite County, residents once welcomed economic development with the promise of jobs from a new bioenergy mill. The Amite BioEnergy facility, built to convert wood into pellets for export and domestic use, was pitched as a boost to…
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Residents Say Wood-Pellet Plant Hurts Their Town in Mississippi
Introduction: A Promise of Jobs, a Price to Pay In Gloster, Mississippi, a town with a long history of farming and small-town life, the arrival of a wood-pellet bioenergy plant promised new jobs and economic vitality. Yet for many residents, the expected boost came with a cost that was not initially fully disclosed. In interviews…
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Apoptosis in Microalgae: Human-like Cell Death in the First Photosynthetic Organisms
The surprising discovery: apoptosis in microalgae For most people, programmed cell death — apoptosis — is a concept tied to multicellular organisms that rely on tightly regulated tissues and organs. Yet recent observations suggest that apoptosis-like processes occur in microalgae, the tiny, photosynthetic single-celled organisms that powered some of the earliest ecosystems on Earth. In…