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Imaging of Flowing Blood Cells
Spectrally encoded flow cytometry (SEFC), for high resolution imaging of flowing red and white blood cells in human patients

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Researchers imitate the silk egg stalks of lacewings and create synthetic biomaterial that has similar tensile strength and elasticity

Plant Growth Without Light
Synthetic photoreceptor allows plants to developed in the dark as if they were in light

Molecular Pentafoil Knot Parameters
Detailed study of specific reaction parameters that allow pentameric cyclic Fe(II) double helicate and molecular pentafoil knot to form

Measuring the Mass of Nanoparticles and Viruses
Determining the mass and mass distribution of nanoparticles and viruses just got easier thanks to a novel approach to mass spectrometry

Angewandte Chemie 22/2012 – The Spice of Life
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

TB or not TB: Total Synthesis of Transvalencin Z
Total synthesis of the natural product transvalencin Z, a potential starting point for the development of drugs to treat tuberculosis

ChemistryViews.org: Second Anniversary
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