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Nanotube Probe for Living Cells Can Advance Drug Discovery

A Drexel University team of engineers, scientists and biologists have developed a carbon nanotube-based device for probing single living cells without damaging…

Studies and Analyses

Study Classifies, Analyzes Protein-Protein Interfaces

A new study published this week suggests that there may be roughly a thousand structurally-distinct protein-protein interfaces – and that their structures…

Life & Chemistry

Compound Derived from Curry Spice Is Neuroprotective Against Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury

Ischemic stroke is the leading cause of disability and the third leading cause of death of older people in the United States, while TBI is the leading cause of…

Life & Chemistry

Chemistry for Greenhouse Gases

But it’s not impossible, says Liviu M. Mirica, PhD, assistant professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, to drive things…

Life & Chemistry

Oregano in Grilled Meat Cuts Cancer Risk by 78%

Adding oregano to meat before grilling could reduce the formation of potentially cancer-causing compounds by up to 78 percent, University of Arizona…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Enhances Multi-Metal Nanoparticle Creation Methods

Tuning the optical properties of nanoparticles is of interest for applications such as security technology, and for use in making chemical reactions more…

Life & Chemistry

New Discoveries Expose HIV’s Drug Resistance Tactics

The virus that causes AIDS is chameleon-like in its replication. As HIV copies itself in humans, it constantly mutates into forms that can evade even the best…

Life & Chemistry

Historic Update: Atomic Weights of 10 Elements Changing Soon

For the first time in history, a change will be made to the atomic weights of some elements listed on the Periodic table of the chemical elements posted on…

Physics & Astronomy

High-performance computer for simulating laser processes in nanophotonics

The simulation of laser-based production processes has to cover a wide span of time and length scales, especially in new techniques from micro- and…

Life & Chemistry

Warning Lights Mark Shellfish That Aren't Safe To Eat

Blue specks rimming these dinoflagellates mark bacteria that are helping to produce dangerous toxins. A new kind of marker developed by chemists at the…

Life & Chemistry

New Method for Tiny Catalysts Improves Air Quality Solutions

Civil and environmental engineering professor Mark Rood, graduate student John Atkinson and their team described their technique in the journal Carbon.Carbon…

Life & Chemistry

New Compound ‘Longdaysin’ Slows Down Biological Clock

Dubbed by the scientists “longdaysin,” for its ability to dramatically slow down the biological clock, the new compound and the application of their screening…

Earth Sciences

New Study Links Arctic Sea-Ice Changes to Polar Bear Habitat

The study, led by the U.S. Geological Survey, included university and other federal agency scientists. The research broke new ground in the “tipping point”…

Life & Chemistry

Dolphin Bycatch Reveals Genetic Relatives Along Argentina’s Coast

Dolphins along coast of Argentina could experience a significant loss of genetic diversity because some of the animals that accidently die when tangled in…

Earth Sciences

Meteorite Reveals Secrets of Unknown Celestial Body

Initial research was focused on classifying the meteorite fragments that were collected two to five months after they were strewn across the desert and tracked…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Unconscious Memories in the Perirhinal Cortex

The perirhinal cortex was thought to be involved, like the neighboring hippocampus, in “declarative” or conscious memories, but the new results show that the…

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