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Nanomaterials poised for big impact in construction
3 hours ago from Nanotechweb
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Researchers create fluorescent biosensor to aid in drug development
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new fluorescent biosensor that could aid in the development of an important class of drugs that target a crucial class of proteins ...
1 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Nanoblasts from laser-activated nanoparticles move molecules, proteins and DNA into cells
3 hours ago from Nanotechweb
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Lawsuit: Antimicrobial Soaps Damage Reproductive Organs
A nonprofit environmental group has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, claiming the agency failed to regulate toxic chemicals found in "antimicrobial" soap and other personal care products.
2 hours ago from FOXNews
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Where do the drugs go?
Drug delivery inside the body is a complicated process. Compounds travel through a maze of aqueous solutions, lipid membranes, and barriers between the blood and tissues like the brain. Research ...
Tue 27 Jul 10 from PhysOrg
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Multifunctional nanoparticle enables new type of biological imaging
Spotting a single cancerous cell that has broken free from a tumor and is traveling through the bloodstream to colonize a new organ might seem like finding a needle in a haystack. But a new ...
Tue 27 Jul 10 from PhysOrg
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Engineered coral pigment helps scientists to observe protein movement
Scientists in Southampton, UK, and Ulm and Karlsruhe in Germany have shown that a variant form of a fluorescent protein (FP) originally isolated from a reef coral has excellent properties as ...
Tue 27 Jul 10 from PhysOrg
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Current list of MAK and BAT values presented with 61 modifications and new entries
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Senate Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area has presented the 2010 list of MAK and BAT values containing ...
Wed 28 Jul 10 from Eurekalert
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Researchers discover how key enzyme repairs sun-damaged DNA
Researchers have long known that humans lack a key enzyme -- one possessed by most of the animal kingdom and even plants -- that reverses severe sun damage.
Sun 25 Jul 10 from PhysOrg
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Nano-patch could replace syringe
Australian researchers have developed a needle-free, dissolving vaccination that could be mailed out to households during a pandemic.
Sun 25 Jul 10 from ABC Science
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