Chemists observe “spooky” quantum tunneling
Extremely large electric fields can prevent umbrella-shaped ammonia molecules from inverting.
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New synthesis method yields degradable polymers
Materials could be useful for delivering drugs or imaging agents in the body; may offer alternative to some industrial plastics.
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CD45 functions as a signaling gatekeeper in T cells
CD45 activates Lck by opposing the negative regulatory kinase Csk
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Angiogenin Activates the Astrocytic Nrf2/antioxidantresponse Element Pathway and thereby Protects Murine Neurons from Oxidative Stress
This activation, which occurred in astrocytes but not in neurons, promoted the survival of proximal neurons that had oxidative injury
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Dasari Lecture: Rebecca Richards-Kortum of Rice University
Developing Biophotonics Technologies for Cancer Diagnosis
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Notation system allows scientists to communicate polymers more easily
BigSMILES language represents more complex molecular structures through ASCII strings.
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Study furthers radically new view of gene control
Along the genome, proteins form liquid-like droplets that appear to boost the expression of particular genes.
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Guided by AI, robotic platform automates molecule manufacture
New system could free bench chemists from time-consuming tasks, may help inspire new molecules.
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Characterizing tau aggregates in neurodegenerative diseases
New research reveals a structural model for amyloid fibrils that could aid in future medicinal interventions for Alzheimer's, CTE, and more.
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Griffin paper published in Science Advances
The paper, Three-spin solid effect and the spin diffusion barrier in amorphous solids, was published online on July 26, 2019.
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Single-cell atlas reveals underlying building blocks of ulcerative colitis
Hundreds of thousands of colon cells offer new clues into what goes wrong in an inflammatory bowel disease and why some patients don’t respond to drugs
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Experiments show dramatic increase in solar cell output
Method for collecting two electrons from each photon could break through theoretical solar-cell efficiency limit.
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