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AI and biophysics unite to forecast high-risk viral variants before outbreaks
When the first reports of a new COVID-19 variant emerge, scientists worldwide scramble to answer a critical question: Will ...
Scientifically grounded recommendations for stretching published for the first time
For the first time, an international research team has developed concrete, evidence-based stretching recommendations for ...
C&EN3d
Effects of Sugars on Lipid Bilayers during Dehydration − SAXS/WAXS Measurements and Quantitative Model | The Journal of Physical Chemistry B - ACS Publications
We present an X-ray scattering study of the effects of dehydration on the bilayer and chain−chain repeat spacings of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine bilayers in the presence of sugars. The presence of ...
Ancient 'pharaoh's curse' fungus shows promise in killing cancer cells
Could a legendary tomb curse become a medical miracle? Scientists may have reengineered Aspergillus flavus, linked to King ...
C&EN7d
Viscoelastic Properties of Single Polysaccharide Molecules Determined by Analysis of Thermally Driven Oscillations of an Atomic Force Microscope Cantilever
Mechanical unfolding studies of protein molecules. BIOPHYSICS 2012, 8, 51-58. DOI: 10.2142/biophysics.8.51. Yong Wang, Giovanni Zocchi, . Viscoelastic Transition and Yield Strain of the Folded Protein ...