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The Genomic Instability Group led by researcher Óscar Fernández Capetillo at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre CNIO has for the first time obtained a panoramic photo of the proteins that take part in human ... - Read MoreMaterial screening method allows more precise control over stem cells
When it comes to delivering genes to living human tissue the odds of success come down the molecule The entire therapy including the tools used to bring new genetic material into a cell must have ... - Read MoreEnzymes From Horse Feces Could Hold Secrets to Streamlining Biofuel Production
led to the identification of literally hundreds of enzymes capable of breaking through that tough lignin in plant cell walls and the cellulose within The team now is shifting through that bounty to identify the ... - Read MoreHow life may have first emerged on Earth: Foldable proteins in a high-salt environment
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Released 3 11 2013 5 00 AM EDTSource Newsroom National University of Singapore more news from this source Mar 11 2013 A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore NUS led by Professor ...
An old material gets a new name and with it topological insulators have another chance to shine Samarium hexaboride SmB6 has been around since the late 1960s but understanding its low temperature behavior has remained ...
It sounds like science fiction but a team from the University of Exeter with support from Shell has developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel on demand While the technology still faces many significant ...
How you get the chameleon of the molecules to settle on a particular look has been discovered by RUB chemists led by Professor Dominik Marx The molecule CH5+ is normally not to be described by ...
The research team led by Academy Research Fellow Heikki M Tuononen has been able to identify the mechanism which enables some non metal compounds to mimic the reactivity of their metal based counterparts Chemical reactivity ...
By identifying two genes required for transforming inorganic into organic mercury which is far more toxic scientists have just taken a significant step toward protecting human health Share This See Also Genes Human Biology Dentistry Chemistry ...
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no picScientists have accurately calculated the sliding mechanism for deciphering the second genetic code written within the DNA base pair sequence Share This See Also Biochemistry Research Biotechnology Evolutionary Biology Organic Chemistry Biometric Biochemistry Trait biology ... - Read MoreCell on a chip reveals protein behavior: In the future, artifical cells may produce complex protein structures on demand
Chemical Physics
It's not reruns of The Jetsons but researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST have developed a new microscopy technique that uses a process similar to how an old tube television ...
Medicinal Chemistry
Tiny implants to monitor bodily functions or to provide insulin or any other drug based on immediate need would be an advancement in personalized medicine but a problem inherent in implants is the tendency of ...
- Life underground: Microbes active far beneath seafloor
- Nanofiber sensor detects diabetes or lung cancer faster and easier
- Natural Products Drug Discovery Group explores plant potential
- Dense hydrogen in a new light
- Study Links Chemicals Widely Found in Plastics and Processed Food to Elevated Blood Pressure in Children and Teens
Geochemistry
Fossil kangaroo teeth reveal mosaic of Pliocene ecosystems in QueenslandThe teeth of a kangaroo and other extinct marsupials reveal that southeastern Queensland 2.5 5 million years ago was a mosaic of tropical forests wetlands and grasslands and much less arid than previously thought The ...
- Bridge species drive tropical engine of biodiversity
- Unique Chemistry Reveals Eruption of Ancient Materials Once at Earth's Surface
- Unique sulfur isotopes in plume lavas reveal deep mantle storage of archean crust
- Ancient Earth crust stored in deep mantle
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Materials Science
Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology UNIST S Korea developed a novel simple method to synthesize hierarchically nanoporous frameworks of nanocrystalline metal oxides such as magnesia and ceria by the thermal conversion ...
- Artificial bone: Designing synthetic materials and quickly turning the design into reality with 3-D printing
- Unzipped nanotubes unlock potential for batteries
- Nanoparticle opens the door to clean-energy alternatives
- Light-carved 'nano-volcanoes' hold promise for drug delivery
- Silicon-based nanoparticles could make LEDs cheaper, greener to produce
Chemical Biology
The scientific cooperation between chemists biotechnologists and physicists from various Catalan institutes headed by Pau Gorostiza from the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia IBEC and Ernest Giralt from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine IRB ...
Biophysical Chemistry
A colloid is a substance spread out evenly inside another substance Everyday examples include milk styrofoam hair sprays paints shaving foam gels and even dust mud and fog One of the most interesting properties of ...
Nuclear Chemistry
Siberian caves warn of permafrost meltdownClimate records captured in Siberian caves suggest 1.5 degrees of warming is enough to trigger thawing of permafrost according to a paper to be given at the Geological Society of London on 27 June Permafrost ...
- Spot-welding graphene nanoribbons atom by atom
- Nuclear testing from the 1960s helps scientist determine whether adult brains generate new neurons
- Increased NMR/MRI sensitivity through hyperpolarization of nuclei in diamond
- Resistivity switch is window to role of magnetism in iron-based superconductors
- Giant planets offer help in faster research on material surfaces
Spectroscopy
Metamaterials: Leading light waves astrayThe development of structured synthetic materials with unusual electromagnetic properties so called metamaterials promises to provide access to special physical effects of great technological interest Metamaterials have already been fabricated that have a negative refractive ...
- New method for tailoring optical processors
- Elucidating energy shifts in optical tweezers
- Invisible pattern can put a stop to counterfeit designer clothing
- Researchers devise method for enhancing CEST MRI
- Insights into deadly coral bleaching could help preserve reefs: Surprising result from study of 1893 World's Fair corals
Carbohydrate Chemistry
As spring warms up Wisconsin humans aren't the only ones tending their gardens At the University of Wisconsin Madison Department of Bacteriology colonies of leaf cutter ants cultivate thriving communities of fungi and bacteria using ...
- Autonomous energy-scavenging micro devices will test water quality, monitor bridges, more
- Wood not so green a biofuel? Logging may have greater impact on carbon emissions than previously thought
- Metal-free catalyst outperforms platinum in fuel cell
- Catalyst could jump-start e-cars, green energy
- Charge your mobile phone with formic acid?
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- Carbon dioxide absorption in Antarctic seas
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- Moving Iron in Antarctica
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