Nitrification is the biological oxidation of ammonia or ammonium to nitrite followed by the oxidation of the nitrite to nitrate. The transformation of ammonia to nitrite is usually the rate limiting step of nitrification. Nitrification is an important step in the nitrogen cycle in soil. Nitrification is an aerobic process performed by small groups of autotrophic bacteria and archaea. This process was discovered by the Russian microbiologist Sergei Winogradsky.
Glen Anthony Rice, Sr. (born May 28, 1967) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6'8 guard/forward, Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star, and made 1,559 three-point field goals during his 15-year career. Rice won both an NCAA championship and NBA championship during his collegiate and professional career.
Ravens try for good PR with Ray Rice show-and-tell. Ray Rice is going for the Hail Mary. The raging running back turned to Jesus for salvation after punching out his fiancÃ©e in a casino elevator â becoming a born-again Christian along with his battered better half. Rice and Janay Palmer were both baptized in a Baltimore church about a month after the Valentineâs weekend attack, a family source told The Post.