Scientists at IOCB Prague are developing a new generation of DNA tests for a wide range of applications
A research group led by Dr. Edward Curtis has developed two new types of catalytic DNA molecules (deoxyribozymes) that can reveal the presence of target molecules through fluorescence or color.
Th, 11.7.2024
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences
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Why urea may have been the gateway to life
Urea reacts extremely quickly under the conditions that existed when our planet was newly formed. This new insight furthers our understanding of how life on Earth might have begun.
We, 10.7.2024
ETH Zürich
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Researchers serve up an improved model of indoor pollution produced by cooking
New approach could inform better public health guidelines.
Tu, 9.7.2024
Johns Hopkins University
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Sugar metabolism is surprisingly conventional in cancer
Study has implications for targeting metabolism in cancer treatment.
Mo, 8.7.2024
Washington University in St. Louis
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Parallel Gradients 2DLC-HRMS of complex protein digest
CAST scientist Rick van de Hurk published a manuscript on the use of parallel gradients in 2DLC-HRMS analysis of complex protein digests.
Th, 4.7.2024
Chemometrics and Advanced Separations Team (CAST)
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Researchers detect a new molecule in space
Such discoveries help researchers better understand the development of molecular complexity in space during star formation.
We, 3.7.2024
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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What waves know about their surroundings
A theory of information carried by waves has now been developed at TU Wien – with astonishing results that can be utilised for technical applications.
Mo, 24.6.2024
TU Wien
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Thanks to his new discovery, Pavel Hobza stands a great chance at rewriting the textbooks of physical chemistry
Pavel Hobza from the IOCB Prague and his team discovered improper hydrogen bond twenty years ago. Current discovery has the potential to simplify the previously adopted definition of the hydrogen bond.
Th, 20.6.2024
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences
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Nanoflow IEC-HRMS to study complex proteoform mixtures
CAST scientist Ziran Zhai developed a nanoflow IEC-HRMS method that allows for native MS analysis.
Mo, 17.6.2024
Chemometrics and Advanced Separations Team (CAST)
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Something’s in the air: It’s nanoplastic pollution
A new study has discovered that a process that happens all over the developed world every day accelerates the airborne dispersal of these micro- and nanoplastic particles.