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2017

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    Novel drug delivery cubes

    Novel drug delivery cubes Dec 22, 2017

    The influence of a pH-sensitive polymer on the structure of cubosomes

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    Probing tips of chromosomes

    Probing tips of chromosomes Dec 14, 2017

    Finding out the nanoscale properties of human telomeres

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    Sustainable solar cells for future power generation

    Sustainable solar cells for future power generation Dec 12, 2017

    Two unique facilities working together

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    The Achilles heel of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

    The Achilles heel of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Dec 5, 2017

    Role of the mycobacterial Ligase C complex

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    Trapping harmful iodine in metal-organic frameworks

    Trapping harmful iodine in metal-organic frameworks Nov 30, 2017

    Improving health & safety in nuclear power stations

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    Cooking oil and clouds

    Cooking oil and clouds Nov 23, 2017

    Complex behaviour of atmospheric aerosols has implications for climate change research

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    Plasma-aided catalysis

    Plasma-aided catalysis Nov 20, 2017

    Diamond celebrates its 6000th paper

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    Fossilised micrometeorites revealed

    Fossilised micrometeorites revealed Nov 16, 2017

    Novel technique to identify abundant cosmic dust

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    Keeping an oncogene down

    Keeping an oncogene down Nov 3, 2017

    A new small protein interferes with a major gene involved in cancer

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    Liquid metal-organic frameworks

    Liquid metal-organic frameworks Nov 1, 2017

    Probing the structure of the liquid state

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    Tall tails of mRNA

    Tall tails of mRNA Oct 26, 2017

    The structure of a critical polymerase complex that adds ‘tails’ to mRNA

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    The mystery of allostery

    The mystery of allostery Oct 6, 2017

    The structure-function relationship of a rare allosteric activator

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    Separating the spins at the surface

    Separating the spins at the surface Sep 28, 2017

    Route identified to create surface states with a maximal energy difference

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    Two wrongs to make it right

    Two wrongs to make it right Sep 26, 2017

    Two single amino acid changes in a cancer-related protein nullify one another

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    Transport cycle: As easy as ABC

    Transport cycle: As easy as ABC Sep 15, 2017

    Mechanistic insights from the structure of bacterial toxin exporters

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    Self-assembling Solar Cells!

    Self-assembling Solar Cells! Sep 10, 2017

    Discovery of a new low-symmetry self-assembled array of quantum dots

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    Targeting acute pancreatitis

    Targeting acute pancreatitis Sep 4, 2017

    Insights into the mechanism of novel KMO inhibitors

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    Making iron oxide nanostructures

    Making iron oxide nanostructures Aug 30, 2017

    Using deep eutectic solvents for a greener process

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    A new DAWN: next-generation data processing

    A new DAWN: next-generation data processing Aug 22, 2017

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    Growing a better polio vaccine

    Growing a better polio vaccine Aug 15, 2017

    Plants used as factories to produce a safer vaccine

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