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Nanoparticles Detect Telomerase Activity

18 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | User comments: 3

Telomerase, an enzyme that prevents chromosomes from shortening when they divide, is widely suspected of playing a key role in making cancer cells immortal. Though researchers have developed a variety of methods for measuring ...


Material may help autos turn heat into electricity

20 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 24 vote(s) | User comments: 10

Researchers have invented a new material that will make cars even more efficient, by converting heat wasted through engine exhaust into electricity. In the current issue of the journal Science, they describe a material ...