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Coldest Chemical Reaction Known to Man
With ultracold chemistry, researchers were able to get a first look at exactly what happens during a chemical reaction.
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Sweet Potatoes Raise the Alarm With Smell
Just a single odor can induce a defense response in sweet potatoes to herbivores and protects other plants against potential invaders, according to a new study.
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Over Nine in Ten Make-up Bags Harbor Deadly Superbugs
Make-up products used every day by millions of people in the UK are contaminated with potentially deadly bugs, such as E. coli and Staphylococci, because most are not being cleaned and are used far beyond their expiry dates.
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Century Old Bubble Conundrum Cracked
New research has discovered why gas bubbles in narrow vertical tubes appear to remain stuck – they are in fact just moving very, very slowly.
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Treatment Could Help the Clearance of Kidney Stones
A team has identified a combination of two drugs that work to relax the walls of the ureter — and can be delivered directly to the ureter with a catheter-like instrument. Relaxing the ureter could help kidney stones clear more easily.
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A Nice Reactive Ring to It
Researchers have introduced a new synthetic process for producing an important family of carbon-based molecules known as γ-aryl-β-ketoesters. These molecules are used in the production of many vital pharmaceuticals.
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Glow-in-the-Dark Cells Expose Mutations Driving Malignancy
Scientists have discovered how stem cell mutations quietly arise and spread throughout a widening field of the colon until they eventually transform into a malignancy.
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How Might Grape Skins Help Our Roads?
The U.S. spends $5 billion a year to repair damages to road infrastructure from winter snow and ice control operations and the use of traditional deicers. A team of researchers is developing a more sustainable solution using grape skins and other agricultural waste.
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Harnessing Higher-energy Light To Combat Cancer
Materials scientists have shown that it is possible to achieve photon up-conversion, – the emission of light with energy higher than the one that excites the material. This development brings scientists a step closer to developing minimally invasive photodynamic cancer treatments,
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Triggering the Self-destruction of Pancreatic Cancer Cells
A newly published study shows that a small molecule has the ability to induce the self-destruction of pancreatic cancer cells.
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