Chemistry

  1. Chemistry

    Synthetic molecule may treat anemia

    Researchers have created a new form of the protein erythropoietin (EPO) using synthetic chemistry techniques.

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  2. Chemistry

    Lakes reveal low phosphate concentrations

    Researchers using a new technique have found that previous measurements of phosphate, an important nutrient in lake ecosystems, have grossly overestimated its concentration.

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  3. Chemistry

    Shark Sense: Gel helps animals detect thermal fluctuations

    New studies suggest that clear jelly under sharks' skin can enable the animals to detect minute changes in seawater temperature—potentially leading them to prey.

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  4. Chemistry

    Sea bacteria may be new anticancer resource

    Researchers examining deep-sea sediments have uncovered a large source of previously unknown bacteria that appear to produce disease-fighting chemicals.

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    Unnatural Biochemistry: Bacteria make and use an alien amino acid

    Researchers have constructed an organism that synthesizes and incorporates an extra amino acid into its proteins.

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  6. Chemistry

    Delivering the Goods

    Experimental gene-delivery therapies generally use viruses to shuttle genetic material into cells, but some researchers are devising ways to avoid using the sometimes-risky viruses.

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  7. Chemistry

    Jet Streams: Droplet behavior captured by high-speed camera

    A series of images has captured charged droplets spouting microscopic jets of fluid, a phenomenon that was proposed by Lord Rayleigh in 1882.

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  8. Chemistry

    Soy and oat combo protects against UV

    Soybean oil and a natural chemical in oat bran have been chemically combined to make a new sunscreen.

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  9. Chemistry

    Clearing the air on dirty art

    Air-pollution damage to artworks may accumulate more stealthily than conservationists thought, suggesting that art exhibitors need to step up protection against such damage.

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  10. Chemistry

    Protein’s structure lights the way

    Forty years after the discovery of aequorin in a jellyfish, the structure of this calcium-tracking, glowing protein is resolved.

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  11. Chemistry

    Photography at a Crossroads

    Researchers are racing to understand the chemical processes used during the past 2 centuries to make photographs before digital-imaging techniques take over completely.

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  12. Chemistry

    Dipping deeper into acid

    New experiments reveal how a molecule of acid dissolves in water.

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