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• New method could revolutionize dating of ancient treasures

  Scientists described development of a new method to determine the age of ancient mummies, old artwork, and other relics without causing damage to these treasures of global cultural heritage. Reporting at the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), they said it could allow scie more

• The lotus's clever way of staying dry

  An ancient Confucian philosopher once said, "I love the lotus because while growing from mud, it is unstained." Now, almost one thousand years since Zhou Dunyi wrote these lines in China, scientists finally understand how the plant keeps itself clean and dry. It took an ultra high speed camera, a p more

• UK scientists help museum curators to determine Viking trade routes by the metal in their swords

  Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington have worked with the Wallace Collection to analyse the contents of Viking swords – and the results shed new light on trade routes in the middle ages. Curators at the collection were researching the steel structure of ancient swords more

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• "Green Chemstry" in the Laboratory
  

  The term "green chemistry" is commonly used to describe chemical procedures which meet specific requirements with regards to the conservation of resources and protection of the environment. The objective is to avoid undesired by-products by selecting adequate reaction procedures and media. A typical example is the production of bio fuel which has become an ecologically friendly alternative for many drivers. more

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• Liquid chromatography-Tandem mass spectrometry of phosphatidylserine advanced glycated end products

  Publication date: Available online 13 June 2013 Source:Chemistry and Physics of Lipids Author(s): Elisabete Maciel , Raquel Nunes da Silva , Cláudia Simões , Tânia Melo , Rita Ferreira , Pedro Domingues , M. Rosário M. Domingues Phosphatidylserine (PS) is an aminophospholipid that is pr more

• Monascin and AITC Attenuate Methylglyoxal-Induced PPARγ Phosphorylation and Degradation through Inhibition of the Oxidative Stress/PKC Pathway Depending on Nrf2 Activation

  Abnormal cellular accumulation of the dicarbonyl metabolite methylglyoxal (MG) results in cell damage, inflammation, and oxidative stress. It is also associated with increased protein linkage to form advanced glycation end products (AGEs) or induce DNA strand breaks. The association between peroxiso more

• Characterization of a Novel Porcine Parvovirus Tentatively Designated PPV5

  by Chao-Ting Xiao, Luis G. Giménez-Lirola, Yong-Hou Jiang, Patrick G. Halbur, Tanja Opriessnig A new porcine parvovirus (PPV), provisionally designated as PPV5, was identified in U.S. pigs. Cloning and sequencing from a circular or head-to-tail concatemeric array revealed that the PPV5 possesses more

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