Google honors geochemist Katsuko Saruhashi
Google is using its logo Thursday to honor a pioneer in geochemistry.
Internet
Mar 23, 2018
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News tagged with acidic ph
Probes help surgeons detect cancer cells: study
Nanoscale fluorescent probes that switch on in the presence of cancer cells helped surgeons remove tumours in mice without harming healthy tissue, according to a study published Monday.
Bio & Medicine
Dec 19, 2016
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Acid saline groundwaters and lakes of southern Western Australia
The "wheat belt" and "gold fields" of southern Western Australia are associated with a regional acid saline groundwater system. Groundwaters hosted in the Yilgarn Craton there have pH levels as low as 2.4 and salinities as ...
Environment
Jun 1, 2015
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Lime treatment tests crops and soil nutrients
Applying lime to acidic soils may offer a way to improve crops yield and boost soil nutrient availability, according to research in the Wheatbelt.
Environment
May 12, 2015
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How Salmonella survives the macrophage's acid attack
Macrophages destroy bacteria by engulfing them in intracellular compartments, which they then acidify to kill or neutralize the bacteria. However, some pathogenic bacteria, such as Salmonella enterica, have evolved to exist ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 14, 2015
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How spiders spin silk
Spider silk is an impressive material; lightweight and stretchy yet stronger than steel. But the challenge that spiders face to produce this substance is even more formidable. Silk proteins, called spidroins, must convert ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 5, 2014
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Unprecedented rate and scale of ocean acidification found in the Arctic
Acidification of the Arctic Ocean is occurring faster than projected according to new findings published in the journal PLoS One. The increase in rate is being blamed on rapidly melting sea ice, a process that may have important ...
Environment
Sep 12, 2013
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Researchers find new way to create 'gradients' for understanding molecular interactions
Scientists use tools called gradients to understand how molecules interact in biological systems. Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for creating biomolecular gradients that is ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 26, 2013
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Putting the fire out with light
Chili peppers contain an activator of heat-sensitive pain receptors. An LMU team has now converted an antagonist to the compound into a light-sensitive regulator of such receptors that can differentially modulate the effects ...
Biochemistry
Jul 25, 2013
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Researchers discover simple coating technique using tannic acid and iron
(Phys.org) —A team of chemical researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia has discovered a simple coating technique that uses nothing but tannic acid and iron ions. In their paper published in the journal Science, ...
