All articles by Michael Gross – Page 5
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Bioassays work on paper
Printing technique produces small volume reaction chambers for low-cost bioassays.
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Fixing the nitrogen balance
New analysis of the global nitrogen cycle suggests nitrogen fixation and denitrification are closely coupled in space and time.
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Nano-clots target tumours
Researchers have constructed nanoparticles that home in on tumours and partially block their blood supply
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Ancient protein moonlights in the eye
Bacterial enzyme coopted for supporting role in vertebrate eye lens
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Hydrogen generation mimics photosynthesis
Efficiency of splitting water with sunlight reaches new heights
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Nanoribbons put electrons in a spin
Calculations predict that some graphene nanoribbons behave as half-metals, making them a useful material for spin-based electronics (spintronics).
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Alzheimer's century
Researchers worldwide are commemorating the centenary of Alois Alzheimer's first description of the dementia named after him
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Death sentences for microbes
Researchers have used linguistic analysis to create new antimicrobial agents.
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Brief encounter
NMR spectroscopists have developed a method to observe the initial encounter between two proteins before they form a stable complex
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Miniature microbicides
Combining the features of two types of antimicrobial in a minimalist design has generated an efficient low-budget antibiotic.
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Imaging for the masses
Researchers have adapted mass spectrometry to image the distribution of molecules in tissues or membranes.
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Alzheimer's alphabet
Discovery of the normal healthy function of proteins that malfunction in Alzheimer's disease points to possible treatments.
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Any colour so long as it's green
New anti-microbial polymer coating can be applied from aqueous suspension.
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Selective shortcut
Simple catalyst speeds up the synthesis of a chiral protected building block used in complex syntheses.
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Antibodies in the greenhouse
Producing immunoglobulins in plants could yield gram quantities of these precious proteins.
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Around the world
The Earthwatch Institute, which has just celebrated its 35th birthday, supports vital research by dispatching fee-paying volunteers to project locations around the globe.