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Right first time: Pioneering new methods of drug manufacture

Engineers at the University of Leeds have developed a simple technology which can be used in existing chemical reactors to ensure "right first time" drug crystal formation.

A motley collection of boneworms

MOSS LANDING, CA -- It sounds like a classic horror story -- eyeless, mouthless worms lurk in the dark, settling onto dead animals and sending out green "roots" to devour their bones.

Workplace BPA exposure increases risk of male sexual dysfunction

November 11, 2009 (Oakland, Calif.) -- High levels of workplace exposure to Bisphenol-A may increase the risk of reduced sexual function in men, according to a Kaiser Permanente study appearing in

'Escaped' proteins add to hearing loss in elderly, UF researchers find

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Age-related hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder among the elderly.

Sculptured materials allow multiple channel plasmonic sensors

Sensors, communications devices and imaging equipment that use a prism and a special form of light -- a surface plasmon-polariton -- may incorporate multiple channels or redundant applications if m

New imagining technique could lead to better antibiotics and cancer drugs

COLLEGE STATION -- A recently devised method of imaging the chemical communication and warfare between microorganisms could lead to new antibiotics, antifungal, antiviral and anti-cancer drugs, sa

New transparent insulating film could enable energy-efficient displays

Johns Hopkins materials scientists have found a new use for a chemical compound that has traditionally been viewed as an electrical conductor, a substance that allows electricity to flow through it

Squeak, squeak -- can you hear me now?

What do you get when you cross a mouse with poor hearing and a mouse with even worse hearing?

Engineers image nanostructure of a solid acid catalyst and boost its catalytic activity

The catalytic processes that facilitate the production of many chemicals and fuels could become much more environmentally friendly thanks to a breakthrough achieved by researchers from Lehigh and R

Scientists visualize how bacteria talk to one another

Using imaging mass spectrometry, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed tools that will enable scientists to visualize how different cell populations of cells communi

Researcher: 'Optical biopsy' for breast cancer increasingly accurate

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Most biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer.

Plentiful poinsettias without PGRs

BUENOS AIRES -- Poinsettias can be a lucrative crop for ornamental plant growers, particularly during the Christmas season.

UCLA researchers reconstitute enzyme that synthesizes cholesterol drug lovastatin

Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have for the first time successfully reconstituted in the laboratory the enzyme responsible for producing the block

Sustainably grown garlic

FORT COLLINS, CO -- Consumer interest in new and diverse types of garlic is on the rise.



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