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Unnatural chemicals

Posted by Robert Slinn on July 8, 2011 No comments

‘Unnatural’ chemical allows Salk researchers to watch protein action in brain cells - Researchers at the Salk Institute have been able to genetically incorporate "unnatural" amino acids, such as those emitting green fluorescence, into neural stem cells, which then differentiate …

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This week’s chemistry news - Slinn Pickings

Posted by Robert Slinn on June 25, 2011 No comments

An NMR machine in a fume hood - Scientists in Germany have demonstrated a portable nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer that's small enough to be placed in a fume cupboard to monitor the progress of a reaction in situ. Scientists …

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This week’s chemistry news - Slinn Pickings

Posted by Robert Slinn on June 21, 2011 No comments

Quantum leap: Magnetic properties of a single proton directly observed for the first time - Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz, together with their colleagues from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg …

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Six Slinn Picks - chemical news

Posted by Robert Slinn on May 31, 2011 No comments

Team solves decades-old molecular mystery linked to blood clotting - Researchers report that they are the first to describe in atomic detail a chemical interaction that is vital to blood clotting. Hard x-rays to watch chemical reactions - Chemists can …

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Six Slinn Picks - chemical news

Posted by Robert Slinn on May 11, 2011 No comments

Zinc complexes as anti-microbial wound dressings - Scientists in the UK have made metal-containing thin films that can be incorporated into wound dressings or on surfaces to kill microbes and bacteria in hospitals. Endosulfan banned as agreement is reached with …

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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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