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Six Slinn Picks - chemical news

Posted by Robert Slinn on May 27, 2011 No comments

Electron confounds predictions and remains stubbornly spherical - UK scientists have made the most accurate measurements to date of the shape of the electron and found - contrary to predictions that it would be aspherical - that it remains round. …

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Six Slinn Picks - chemical news

Posted by Robert Slinn on April 27, 2011 No comments

Water molecules characterize the structure of DNA genetic material - Water molecules surround the genetic material DNA in a very specific way. Lignin cut down to size by nickel catalyst - A nickel-based homogeneous catalyst that breaks down lignin - …

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Latest chemistry news from RS

Posted by Robert Slinn on March 11, 2011 No comments

Scripps Research Method Reveals New View of Human Nerve Cells, Opening Door to Potential Drug Targets - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and University of Pennsylvania have found a way to uncover potential drug targets that have so far …

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More chemical news

Posted by Robert Slinn on March 9, 2011 No comments

Opalinus Clay as a potential host rock for nuclear waste repositories - Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU, Germany) have studied natural claystone in the laboratory for more than four years in order to determine how the radioactive elements …

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Latest chemistry news

Posted by Robert Slinn on March 3, 2011 No comments

Sugarcane bioethanol: Environmental implications - An article in the current issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy assessed the net greenhouse gas savings of bioethanol from sugarcane as compared to the use of fossil fuels. New growth inhibitors more effective in …

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Chemistry news as a ten pack: Slinn Pickings

Posted by Robert Slinn on February 14, 2011 No comments

U of Alberta researcher discovers potential cancer therapy target - One of the most important genes in the human genome is called p53 and its function is to suppress tumours, according to Roger Leng, a researcher in the Faculty of …

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