I would begin my days – hot chocolate at the ready – looking at various science journals to see if there were any new and interesting papers to pitch at Chemistry World’s daily news meeting. Once everyone has pitched their ideas, the…
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Total synthesis of anti-addictive alkaloid in just seven steps | Research
A short modular synthesis has been developed to produce the psychoactive substance ibogaine and related compounds.1 The approach could help to reduce dependency on natural plant sources for these products and generate new compounds with potential…
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The HPV Vaccine: Safe, Effective, Prevents Cancer
In the United States, human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These infections are so common, it’s…
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Hear how people re-learn to live with emotions during brain stimulation
After brain surgery, Jon Nelson and other volunteers are tasked with rehabbing their brain. This job is harder than it might seem, as people re-learn how to navigate the world with a range of emotions that they haven’t felt in a long…
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How are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to
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Monitoring Subvisible Particles in Biotherapeutics
Flow Imaging Microscopy for Particle Quantification and Characterization
By: Austin Daniels, PhD, Application Scientist, Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies
Subvisible Particles in Biotherapeutics…
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The two numbers that could solve maths’ biggest mysteries
There’s an entire world out there – one rich in valleys, hills, parading elephants, and infinite detail – that can be described in just four words. It may sound fantastical, but not only is this world is very real – it also hides a mystery…
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Scientists Spent 20 Years on This Platinum Mystery and Finally Solved It
For years, scientists were baffled by a peculiar problem: why do platinum electrodes, usually stable, corrode so quickly in electrochemical devices? A collaboration between SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Leiden University cracked the…
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Cancer Cells Can Cooperate to Collect Nutrients
While cancer cells have been known to compete with each other for resources, it seems that they have also found a way to work together to gather nutrients. When exposed to amino acids, cells can compete to…
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Quantum Milestones, 1959: Ghostly Influence of Magnetic Field
• Physics 18, 48
Aharonov and Bohm proposed a scenario in which quantum particles experience electromagnetic effects even though there is no field in their immediate vicinity.
Physics Today 62, 38 (2009)/AIP
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