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First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Interfacial Structure of a DOPA-Inspired Adhesive Polymer Studied by Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy

Marine mussels deposit adhesive proteins containing 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) to attach themselves to different surfaces. Isolating such proteins from biological sources for adhesion purposes tends to be challenging. Recently, a simplified synthetic ... [Published Langmuir - May 21 2013]

Entities: catechol, Polymer, Adhesive, Spectroscopy, Protein

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Bioinspired, Calcium-Free Alginate Hydrogels with Tunable Physical and Mechanical Properties and Improved Biocompatibility

Alginate hydrogels are for various biomedical applications including tissue engineering, cell therapy, and drug delivery. However, it is not easy to control swelling or viscoelastic and biophysical properties of alginate hydrogels prepared by conventional ... [Published Biomacromolecules - May 16 2013]

Entities: Alginic Acid, catechol, Tissue Engineering

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

4-Deoxyaurone Formation in Bidens ferulifolia (Jacq.) DC

by Silvija Miosic, Katrin Knop, Dirk Hölscher, Jürgen Greiner, Christian Gosch, Jana Thill, Marco Kai, Binita Kumari Shrestha, Bernd Schneider, Anna C. Crecelius, Ulrich S. Schubert, Aleš Svatoš, Karl Stich, Heidi HalbwirthThe formation of 4-deoxyaurones, ... [Published Elites TV - May 09 2013]

Entities: Bidens, Enzyme, catechol, Pigment

First reported Dec 28 2012 - Updated Dec 29 2012 - 1 reports

What Will We Get From Analyzing Adam Lanza's DNA?

As noted in Reason 24/7 yesterday, scientists intendto analyze Sandy Hook killer Adam Lanza's DNA.Local CTV News notes not everyone thinks this is an important thing to do:Geneticists at the University of Connecticut have been asked tostudy the DNA of ... [Published REASON Online - Dec 28 2012]

Entities: DNA, Adam Lanza, Geneticist, Paul Steinberg

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What Will We Get From Analyzing Adam Lanza's DNA? [Published REASON Online - Dec 28 2012]

...She is doing the research through the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC). The COMT gene is being used because "there has been increasing evidence that the neurotransmitter dopamine is activated when people anticipate and respond to placebos" , said Dr Hall...

Genetics Could Be the Reason Why Placebo’s Can Cure Ailments: Uk-Med.co.uk Releases a Report Deta ... [Published PRWeb - Nov 02 2012]

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