In drug-delivery research, finding a pharmaceutically active molecule is only half the battle: the drug must also be able to safely reach its target.
Polymers
Sep 16, 2015
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The solid waste left over from wine-making could make a competitive biofuel, University of Adelaide researchers have found.
Biotechnology
Aug 20, 2015
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A microscope being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory will allow scientists studying biological and synthetic materials to simultaneously observe chemical and physical properties on and ...
Nanophysics
Aug 10, 2015
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Purdue University research suggests active biological mechanisms transport scent and taste compounds known as volatiles from plant cells to the atmosphere, a finding that could overturn the textbook model of volatile emission ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 4, 2015
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An international team of researchers including the University of Adelaide have unlocked the genetic key in barley that led to the start of cropping in human agriculture.
Biotechnology
Jul 31, 2015
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Researchers evaluated the potential capabilities of six white rot fungi to break down oil in contaminated canal waters.
Biotechnology
Jul 22, 2015
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A special type of synthetic sugar could be the latest weapon in the fight against superbugs.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 21, 2015
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By virtue of their chloroplasts, plants are superb harvesters of solar energy. They use it to build leaves, flowers, fruits, stems, and roots. We harvest a small percentage of that energy in the form of food and a smaller ...
Biotechnology
Jun 10, 2015
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Japanese researchers have developed a targeted method for opening up cell membranes in order to deliver drugs to, or manipulate the genes of, individual cells.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 1, 2015
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7
Scientists from he Universities of Melbourne and Queensland and IBM Research have moved a step closer to identifying the nanostructure of cellulose – the basic structural component of plant cell walls that provide fibre ...
Biotechnology
May 21, 2015
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