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Shape-Shifting Nanoparticles Flip from Sphere to Net in Response to Tumor Signal
May 28, 2013 Tiny spherical particles float easily through the bloodstream after injection, then assemble into a durable scaffold within diseased tissue. An enzyme produced by a specific type of tumor can trigger ... > full story -
New Ruthenium Complexes Target Cancer Cells Without Typical Side Effects, Study Suggests
May 28, 2013 Pre-clinical tests found two ruthenium polypyridyl complexes, or RPCs, yielded results comparable to cisplatin against human non-small cell lung cancer cells and were generally cleared from the body ... > full story -
Preventing 'Traffic Jams' in Brain Cells
May 28, 2013 An Alzheimer’s disease protein controls the speed at which materials move through brain cells, and defects could lead to deadly pileups of the kind seen in neurodegenerative disease, a new ... > full story -
Novel Class of Drugs for Prostate Cancers
May 28, 2013 A new study on prostate cancer describes a novel class of drugs that interrupts critical signaling needed for prostate cancer cells to ... > full story -
How Do Plants Grow Toward the Light? Scientists Explain Mechanism Behind Phototropism
May 28, 2013 Plants have developed a number of strategies to capture the maximum amount of sunlight through their leaves. As we know from looking at plants on a windowsill, they grow toward the sunlight to be ... > full story -
New Insights Into Protein Disposal
May 28, 2013 Cells have a sophisticated system to control and dispose of defective, superfluous proteins and thus to prevent damage to the body. Researchers have discovered a new function of an enzyme that is ... > full story -
Colorado's New Alga May Be a Source of Biofuel Production
May 28, 2013 A newly discovered strain of yellow-green algae has an ideal lipid profile for biofuel ... > full story -
New 1-Step Process for Designer Bacteria
May 28, 2013 A simpler and faster way of producing designer bacteria used in biotechnology processes has been ... > full story -
Self-Assembled Nanostructures for Hostile Environments
May 28, 2013 Scientists in Japan have developed a new self-assembled nanostructure that can survive very hot or saline ... > full story -
Charge Your Mobile Phone With Formic Acid?
May 27, 2013 With the technology of today it is possible to use environmental friendly formic acid in fuel cell powering your mobile phone or laptop. A physicist in Sweden has developed new catalysts to improve ... > full story
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