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molecules stories: 4 news summaries

Scientists Capture Detailed Image of Molecule

Technique could help improve electronics, drugs

Aug 28, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a scientific first, IBM researchers have produced a detailed image of a molecule’s structure, the BBC reports. The stunning image, made with an atomic force microscope that vibrates like a tuning fork, is so finely detailed that it shows chemical bonds. Such intricate familiarity with the molecule opens... More »

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drugs • science • electronics • IBM • image • microscopic • atom • scientific research • molecules

Brain Scientists Find 'Memory Molecule'

Blocking it could erase memories; enhancing may stave off dementia

Apr 6, 09 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Imagine having the power to wipe out a particularly troubling memory, or to enhance neuron systems in order to stave off the effects of dementia. Such techniques, once only considered by science fiction writers and philosophers, could now be within our grasp, based on studies in animals. The New York ... More »

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memory • dementia • neurons • molecules • brain chemistry

(Newser) - "If aliens exist, they may be living right next door..." No, it's not a writer pitching a television pilot, but the premise of a scientific theory called the "shadow biosphere," New Scientist reports. Some astrobiologists say that life forms may have originated on Earth after... More »

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aliens • molecules • biochemistry

New Aspirin Spares Users Stomachaches

Italian scientists
alter key molecule
in painkiller

Mar 18, 08 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Aspirin is one of the world’s top painkillers, but it has a nasty way of attacking the stomach lining. That could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a team of Italian researchers who have molecularly altered the drug. The new aspirin “has no side effects,... More »

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medicine • painkiller • pharmaceutical • aspirin • clinical trials • stomach • molecules

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