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Pearly perfection
The mystery of how pearls form into the most perfectly spherical large objects in nature may have an unlikely explanation, scientists are proposing in a new study. It appears in ACS' journal ...
9 hours ago from Phys.org
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DNA constructs antenna for solar energy
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have found an effective solution for collecting sunlight for artificial photosynthesis. By combining self-assembling DNA molecules with simple ...
10 hours ago from Phys.org
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Pioneering breakthrough of chemical nanoengineering to design drugs controlled by light
Researchers at IRB Barcelona and IBEC achieve photo-switchable molecules to control protein-protein interactions in a remote and non-invasive manner. These tools will serve as a prototype to ...
Tue 18 Jun 13 from Phys.org
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Chemical probe confirms that body makes its own H2S to benefit health
(Phys.org) —A new study confirms directly what scientists previously knew only indirectly: The poisonous "rotten egg" gas hydrogen sulfide is generated by our body's growing cells. Hydrogen ...
Tue 18 Jun 13 from Phys.org
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Long distance calls by sugar molecules
All our cells wear a coat of sugar molecules, so-called glycans. ETH Zurich and Empa researchers have now discovered that glycans rearrange water molecules over long distances. This may have ...
Tue 18 Jun 13 from Phys.org
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Sweet solutions for detecting disease
Based at the Institute of Chemistry in the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Ján Tká?'s research combines glycomics – the study of sugars in organisms – with biochip sensors based on nanoparticles ...
10 hours ago from Phys.org
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DNA Fog helps identify trespassers, thieves, and brigands
Applied DNA Sciences (ADNAS) has developed a new approach to solve crimes using DNA tagging. The difference is that instead of tagging the objects being stolen, the company's system tags the ...
Sun 16 Jun 13 from Gizmag
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Professor's coatings could help medical implants function better
(Phys.org) —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 ...
Tue 18 Jun 13 from Phys.org
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Antioxidant with a long shelf life
(Phys.org) —Scientists from ETH Zurich have developed a nanomaterial that protects other molecules from oxidation. Unlike many such active substances in the past, the ETH-Zurich researchers' ...
Mon 17 Jun 13 from Phys.org
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Inventor patents anti-cholesterol formula
(Medical Xpress)—Senior Brandeis research scientist Daniel Perlman '68 has discovered a way to make phytosterol molecules from plants dispersible in beverages and foods that are consumed by ...
Fri 14 Jun 13 from Medical Xpress
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