16/05/2005

Biologists search for 'half-fusion'

Every living cell is surrounded by a membrane, a thin barrier that separates the genetic machinery of life from the non-living world outside. Though barriers, membranes are not impervious. Cells use a complex hierarchy of ...

Water: the Solvent of Choice

Miscibility not required: chemical reactions "on water" faster than in organic solvents We all know what it means to put something "on ice", but what is a chemical reaction "on water"? This new expression has been coined ...

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