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IEEE Spectrum June 2009 Prachi Patel |
Advance in Nanopore Gene Sequencing Magnets help in the quest for the $1000 genome  |
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How Did Laughter Evolve? While human laughter sounds much different from the ape versions, its distinctive features could well have arisen from shared ancestral traits.  |
Chemistry World June 2009 Michael Gross |
Bubble-wrapped frogs Tropical frogs create remarkable protein foams to protect their spawn. Exploration of the underlying chemistry has only just begun  |
Chemistry World June 1, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Wider therapeutic possibilities for botulinum toxin Change to a single amino acid in botulinum toxin A causes it to target non-neuronal signalling proteins, potentially widening the product's therapeutic applications  |
Chemistry World June 1, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Bile acid helps form 'twisted ribbon' nano-structures Molecules that can self-assemble into unique nano-sized structures - such as ribbons resembling microscopic twists of pasta - have been made by Chinese scientists.  |
Popular Mechanics June 1, 2009 Joe Pappalardo |
Brain Man: Questions for Neuroergonomics Expert Raja Parasuraman It's a merger of neuroscience, the study of the brain, with ergonomics, the study of how to design systems and technologies to be more compatible with what we know about human capabilities and limitations.  |
Chemistry World May 31, 2009 Nina Notman |
New probe promises ozone answers Chemists in the US have devised a single-molecule fluorescent probe that is selective for ozone, which they hope will help address controversy over claims that cells can produce ozone.  |
Chemistry World May 31, 2009 Nina Notman |
The natural approach to winning at drug discovery High throughput drug screening is often described as a casino, with the odds stacked on the side of success as long as a big enough library is used.  |
IEEE Spectrum June 2009 Virginia Hughes |
A New Approach to Predicting Epileptic Seizures Torrents of data produced by implanted microelectrodes could finally yield a prediction system  |
Chemistry World May 24, 2009 Nina Notman |
Toxic mushroom molecule discovered A simple compound containing a highly strained three-carbon ring has been found to be the toxic culprit in a highly poisonous Asian mushroom.  |
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