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• Troubling levels of toxic metals found in lipstick

  A new analysis of the contents of lipstick and lip gloss may cause you to pause before puckering. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health tested 32 different lipsticks and lip glosses commonly found in drugstores and department stores. They detected lead, cadm more

• Liquid on liquid goes solid
  

  Not all liquids are mixable. Researchers from the Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics of Kiel University (CAU) have investigated chemical processes with atomic resolution at the interface between two such liquids and have made an exciting discovery. During an experiment carried out at Germ more

• Scientists illuminate elusive mechanism of widely used click reaction

  Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have illuminated the mechanism at the heart of one of the most useful processes in modern chemistry. A reaction that is robust and easy to perform, it is widely employed to synthesize new pharmaceuticals, biological probes, new materials and other more

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• Battling Corrosion in Refineries
  

  Corrosion in refinery operations has been, and still is, the subject of many studies, papers, courses and web forums. Although a lot of what has been written shows that significant progress in understanding corrosion has been made, it also makes it clear that the problem continues to exist and that quite possibly is getting worse more

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• Leader Laboratory Mammalian Antibody Production (m/f)
  

  As one of the leading public biotech companies in Europe, we are committed to developing the medicines of the future. Building on our portfolio of innovative antibody technologies, we are actively pursuing new therapeutic approaches in close collaboration with the world‘s foremost pharmaceutical com more

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• The glyoxalase pathway: the first hundred yearsEllipsis and beyond

  The discovery of the enzymatic formation of lactic acid from methylglyoxal dates back to 1913 and was believed to be associated with one enzyme termed ketonaldehydemutase or glyoxalase, the latter designation prevailed. However, in 1951 it was shown that two enzymes were needed and that glutathione more

• FilGAP and its close relatives: a mediator of Rho-Rac antagonism that regulates cell morphology and migration

  Cell migration, phagocytosis and cytokinesis are mechanically intensive cellular processes that are mediated by the dynamic assembly and contractility of the actin cytoskeleton. GAPs (GTPase-activating proteins) control activities of the Rho family proteins including Cdc42, Rac1 and RhoA, which are more

• Investigation of Tin, Arsenic and Lead Concentrations in Prehistoric Arrowheads

  Copper arrowheads discovered inside burial sites at Jabal al-Buhais, were analyzed using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry to reveal the elemental composition, and to quantify the concentrations of tin, arsenic and lead. Archaeological analysis of the various artifacts found in the tombs, reveal diffe more

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• Peru Agribusiness Report Q3 2012

  BMI View: Peru's agricultural exports grew by 16.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) in value terms over the first quarter of 2012 to reach US$915.mn, according to Ministry of Agriculture data. Higher export prices for a number of key products, including coffee, mangoes, avocado, asparagus and evaporated milk, more

• China Petrochemicals Report Q3 2012

  BMI’s China Petrochemicals Report Q312 examines the long-term growth trends that are in play across the local industry, but warns of short-term concerns about over-capacity and the impact on prices and trade. This report analyses the way in which the slowdown in Chinese construction activity is af more

• Production and Market of Alpha and Beta-pinene in China

  As the main component of turpentine, alpha-pinene (β-pinene) and beta-pinene (β-pinene) are also important forest chemicals in China. Since a large amount of pinene is exported annually in recent years, the global economy situation is very important for pinene industry. After global financial cr more

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