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Isolation and characterisation of novel methanogens from corroded oil/gas pipes
Methanogens are microorganisms which produces methane as a major product of their energy metabolism in anaerobic conditions. Methanogens are very common in wetlands and produces marsh gas. They are recently discovered to directly feed on electrons from Fe(0). These microorganism respires carbon ...
Geographic Isolation and Pork Barrel Projects
In The Political Economy of Benefits and Costs: A Neoclassical Approach to Distributive Politics (Journal of Political Economy, 1981), Weingast, Shepsle and Johnsen lay out the costs and benefits of geographically earmarked pork barrel spending. In their analysis, government spending that goes t...
By Joshua Hall
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