Luis Liz-Marzán on nanoparticles, a concerning trend in science, and his future research plans.
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Disassembling Solvation Free Energies into Local Contributions
Solvation free energies contribute to the driving force of molecular processes in solution and play a significant role for the relative stability of biomolecular conformations or the formation of complexes. Changes in solvation free energy are the origin of solvent‐mediated interactions such as the hydrophobic effect in water.
Environmental Influences On RNA Processing: Regulators Of Cellular Response
RNA processing has emerged as a key mechanistic step in the regulation of the cellular response to environmental perturbation.
Let it Shine: Light-Sensitive Designer Cells
A review of optogenetically engineered cells and their applications.
Mimicking Living Systems using Polymer Chemistry
PISA allows for the complete synthesis of chemical systems without using biochemistry.
Exploring the Effect of Vitamin E in Cancer Chemotherapy
New research from India shows that vitamin E may prove beneficial to alleviate chemotherapy associated side effects in cancer patients.
Amyloid Peptides: More than Just Disease
Amyloid peptides have a bad rep as the villains of human diseases like Alzheimer’s. But research is showing that they might not be all bad after all.
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Human Pulse Diagnosis with a Wearable Piezoelectret Sensing System [Video]
A wearable piezoelectret sensor has been developed for pressure-based human pulse measurement.
Bioinspired 3D Matrices: The Role of the Microniche in Controlling Cell Function
How best to engineer synthetic microenvironments for developing and maintaining living tissues inside synthetic compartments is discussed.
Expand Your Mind: Development of a Hybrid Biomicroscope for the Brain
A hybrid dual‐wavelength optoacoustic biomicroscope is developed to provide better insights into cerebrovascular function and facilitate efficient studies into neurological and vascular abnormalities of the brain.
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