News tagged with tiny molecules
Stealthy leprosy pathogen evades critical vitamin D-dependent immune response
A team of UCLA scientists has found that the pathogen that causes leprosy has a remarkable ability to avoid the human immune system by inhibiting the antimicrobial responses important to our defenses.
Jan 29, 2012 |
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Computer simulations give insights into how carbon dioxide reacts with a sequestering liquid
(PhysOrg.com) -- Worse than toddlers on a sugar high, carbon dioxide molecules just don't like standing still. The tiny molecules, just three atoms, leap from place to place in less than a trillionth of a ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Laser pioneer or electrochemist for Nobel?
(AP) -- Americans William Moerner, Allen Bard and Richard Zare could be among the potential candidates when the Nobel Prize in chemistry is announced Wednesday.
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Microspiders: Polymerization reaction drives micromotors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Though it seems like science fiction, microscopic "factories" in which nanomachines produce tiny structures for miniaturized components or nanorobots that destroy tumor cells within the body ...
Sep 02, 2011 |
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Mimicking biological complexity, in a tiny particle
Tiny particles made of polymers hold great promise for targeted delivery of drugs and as structural scaffolds for building artificial tissues. However, current production methods for such microparticles yield ...
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Laser, electric fields combined for new 'lab-on-chip' technologies
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are developing new technologies that combine a laser and electric fields to manipulate fluids and tiny particles such as bacteria, viruses and DNA for a range of potential applications, ...
Jul 05, 2011 |
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Improving DNA sequencing: Sponge-like biosensor crams enormous power into tiny space
Vanderbilt University engineers have created a "spongy" silicon biosensor that shows promise not only for medical diagnostics, but also for the detection of dangerous toxins and other tiny molecules in the ...
May 26, 2011 |
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Virus-mimicking nanoparticles can stimulate long lasting immunity
Emory postdoctoral fellow Sudhir Pai Kasturi, PhD, created tiny particles studded with molecules thatturn on Toll‑like receptors. He worked with colleague Niren Murthy, PhD, associate professor in the ...
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Feb 23, 2011 |
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Scaling the wall of deafness
Despite modern medicine, one in 1,000 American babies are born deaf. The numbers increase markedly with age, with more than 50% of seniors in the United States experiencing some form of hearing loss.
Apr 14, 2009 |
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UCSF team closer to creating safe embryonic-like stem cells
A team of UCSF researchers has for the first time used tiny molecules called microRNAs to help turn adult mouse cells back to their embryonic state. These reprogrammed cells are pluripotent, meaning that, like embryonic stem ...
Apr 12, 2009 |
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Scientists make quantum leap in developing faster computers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have created a molecular device which could act as a building block for future generations of superfast computers.
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Inflammation in colon may get doused before fueling cancer development
A tiny molecule found in most plant-based foods douses the flames before damaging lesions can form in the colon, according to a study by Texas AgriLife Research scientist Dr. Nancy Turner.
Feb 02, 2009 |
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