Distantly related viruses share self-assembly mechanism
How do the hundreds of individual pieces that make up viruses assemble into shapes capable of spreading disease from cell to cell?
How do the hundreds of individual pieces that make up viruses assemble into shapes capable of spreading disease from cell to cell?
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 22, 2022
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As a structure composed of two-dimensional arrays of microscale lenses, micro-lens array (MLA) has attracted the attention of both academia and industry due to its distinctive optical properties and wide applications. Recently, ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 22, 2022
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Tetrahedron-shaped nanoparticles are interesting enough by themselves, but under the right circumstances, Rice University scientists have discovered they do something remarkable.
Nanomaterials
Jul 25, 2022
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Our immune system is essential for our survival, as our bodies are constantly being exposed to bacteria, viruses, parasites, and other pathogens. Without an immune system, we would quickly lose the war against these pathogens ...
Biochemistry
Jul 21, 2022
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In Science, TU/e researchers have published their study on new phase transitions of solutions and gels in water, which seem to go against the basic principles of chemistry, and which they discovered by accident.
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 7, 2022
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Lightweight as a window cling and replicable as a newspaper, organic solar cells are emerging as a viable solution for the nation's growing energy demand.
Biochemistry
Jun 6, 2022
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The ability to process information obtained from their immediate environment helps organisms perform difficult tasks. Even the simplest form of life (a single cell), can sense various chemical and physical stimuli and process ...
Biochemistry
May 13, 2022
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Spatiotemporal regulation of multistep enzyme reactions through compartmentalization is essential in studies that mimic natural systems such as cells and organelles. Until now, scientists have used liposomes, vesicles, or ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 2, 2022
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From designing new biomaterials to novel photonic devices, new materials built through a process called bottom-up nanofabrication, or self-assembly, are opening up pathways to new technologies with properties tuned at the ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 13, 2022
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Chiral coordination cages have potential applications in enantioselective recognition, sensing and symmetric catalysis. In general, chiral coordination cages can be synthesized either by starting from enantiopure ligands/metal-organic ...
Materials Science
Apr 1, 2022
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