News tagged with cation interaction
Researchers find tiny genetic change keeps nicotine from binding to muscle cells
A tiny genetic mutation is the key to understanding why nicotine--which binds to brain receptors with such addictive potency--is virtually powerless in muscle cells that are studded with the same type of receptor. ...
Mar 23, 2009 |
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NTU scientists invent superbug killers
The superbugs have met their match. Conceived at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), it comes in the form of a coating which has a magnetic-like feature that attracts bacteria and kills them without the need for antibiotics.
May 10, 2012 |
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Creating desirable materials requires salt, but not space
(PhysOrg.com) -- When synthesizing specialized materials for energy-packed batteries, the problem is the template. The pattern for self-assembling the highly desired nanometer-sized spheres falls apart, producing ...
Sep 27, 2011 |
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New complex offers potentially safer alternative for gene therapy delivery
Spontaneous ordering of DNA fragments in a special matrix holds the key to creating non-toxic gene therapy delivery vectors, according to a study recently published in the European Physical Journal E.
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Researchers expand capabilities of miniature analyzer for complex samples
(PhysOrg.com) -- It’s not often that someone can claim that going from a positive to a negative is a step forward, but that’s the case for a team of scientists from the National Institute of Standards ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Bacterium Salmonella enterica regulates virulence according to iron levels found in its surroundings
Salmonella enterica, one of the main causes of gastrointestinal infections, modulates its virulence gene expression, adapting it to each stage of the infection process, depending on the free iron concentration found in the ...
May 10, 2011 |
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Did clay mould life's origins?
(PhysOrg.com) -- An Oxford University scientist has taken our understanding of the origin of life a step further.
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Alternating stacks of planar cations and dipyrrole-containing anions provides concept for new materials
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pyrroles, which are rings containing one nitrogen and four carbon atoms, are essential components of our red hemoglobin as well as the green chlorophyll in plants. Japanese researchers led ...
Dec 10, 2010 |
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Promising new one-dose malaria drug discovered
Researchers have discovered a promising new malaria drug with the potential to treat resistant strains of the deadly disease in a single dose, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Chemists develop new 'light switch' chloride binder
Chemists at Indiana University Bloomington have designed a molecule that binds chloride ions -- but can be conveniently compelled to release the ions in the presence of ultraviolet light.
Aug 30, 2010 |
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How to count the messenger out: Mapping the structure of protonated water clusters
Water molecules are continuously forming short-lived networks called clusters. These can in turn bind positively charged protons, and such clusters can provide active functional groups in proteins. Using infrared spectroscopy, ...
Aug 24, 2010 |
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