Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the oceans each year. The sun's ultraviolet light and ocean turbulence break down these plastics into invisible nanoparticles that threaten marine ecosystems.
Environment
Feb 1, 2024
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Researchers have used laser-powered 'optical tweezers' to reveal a universal motor mechanism used by viruses for packaging their DNA into infectious particles.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 21, 2023
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Indiscriminate use of packaging materials derived from petroleum has led to a huge buildup of plastic in landfills and the ocean, as these materials have low degradability and are not significantly recycled. To mitigate this ...
Materials Science
Jul 17, 2023
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In 1983, scientists discovered hexasomes—a unique molecular structure that helps cells package their DNA. Now, a study conducted by the Eustermann group at EMBL Heidelberg has shed light on how DNA packaging into hexasomes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 13, 2023
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Plastic food packaging accounts for a significant proportion of plastic waste in landfills. In the face of escalating environmental concerns, researchers are looking to bio-derived alternatives.
Biochemistry
Jun 29, 2023
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Making the dynamics of an excited molecule visible is only possible using computationally intensive simulations. Recently, a research team led by Sandra Luber from the University of Zurich has developed a method that speeds ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 9, 2023
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Among the biggest environmental problems of our time, micro- and nanoplastic particles (MNPs) can enter the body in various ways, including through food. And now for the first time, research conducted at MedUni Vienna has ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 21, 2023
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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a machine-learning inspired software package that provides end-to-end image analysis of electron and scanning probe microscopy images.
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 17, 2023
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Permanent magnets, the kind found on refrigerators everywhere, exist because their constituent atoms behave as miniature magnets. They align and combine to form the larger magnet in a phenomenon called ferromagnetism. There ...
Nanophysics
Apr 12, 2023
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Being able to observe and track the way cells change and develop over time is a vital part of scientific and medical research.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 5, 2023
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