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An Environmentally Friendly Way To Extract Rare Earth Elements
New research demonstrates how a protein isolated from bacteria can provide a more environmentally friendly way to extract rare earth elements—critical for technologies such as smart phones and electric car batteries—from unconventional sources.
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Nanomaterial Makes Solar Panels Cheaper and More Sustainable
Researchers have modified a nanomaterial to make solar cells as efficient as silicon-based cells, but without their high cost and complex manufacturing.
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Biological Clock Assembled in a Test Tube To Study How It Works
A team of scientists has reconstituted the circadian clock of cyanobacteria in a test tube, enabling them to study rhythmic interactions of the clock proteins and understand how these interactions enable the clock to exert control over gene expression.
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How Two Meters of DNA Is Packaged Into a Human Cell
How is two meters of DNA packed into the tiny nucleus of a cell? Scientists have uncovered the molecular processes by which a complex of proteins act as the "Marie Kondo" of molecular biology, folding DNA into neat loops.
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Boosting the Cell's Power House
Using cryo-electron microscopy, a technique that allows researchers to look at extremely small samples in their natural state, researchers have shown the exact structure of the so-called supercomplex CIII2CIV.
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Virus-Based Technique Could Enhance Maps of the Brain
Virginia Tech scientists have improved upon a key method to map the zebrafish brain -- an advance that could improve understanding of how the human brain functions.
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Machine Learning Helps Reveal Cells’ Inner Structures in New Detail
High-powered microscopy and machine learning are helping to identify some 30 different kinds of organelles and other structures in super high-resolution images of entire cells.
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A Way To Convert Carbon Dioxide Into Valuable Compounds
Researchers have found an energy-efficient way to convert carbon dioxide into useful chemicals, suggesting a new and simpler route to dispose of the greenhouse gas to help tackle global warming.
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New Technology Developed That Detects Algae Crop Health
Chemists have developed a technology for monitoring the health of algae crops, one of the world’s most promising sources for sustainable products.
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Sensitivity of Diagnostic Breathalyzer Boosted
JILA scientists have boosted the sensitivity of their decade-old frequency comb breathalyzer a thousandfold and can detect additional biomarkers of disease.
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