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Test Tube Artificial Neural Network Recognizes 'Molecular Handwriting'

July 5, 2018

Scientists have developed an artificial neural network out of DNA that can recognize highly complex and noisy molecular infor...

Applied Photophysics Signs Agreements with Alfatest and Paralab to Expand Distribution in Europe

May 17, 2018

Distributors will supply Chirascan circular dichroism spectrometers and SX stopped-flow spectrometers to Italy, Portugal, and...

SCIEX Launches OptiFlow Quant Solution for BioPharma Peptide Quantitation

March 21, 2018

Solution offers researchers increased sensitivity without sacrificing robustness or usability

American Chemical Society's President Comments on Award of 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

October 4, 2017

Three winners claimed the prize "for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination...

Treating Arthritis with Algae

August 24, 2017

A new weapon in the fight against arthritis?

Researchers Are First to See DNA 'Blink'

February 21, 2017

For decades, textbooks have stated that macromolecules within living cells, such as DNA, RNA, and proteins, do not have visib...

A Rising Peptide: Supercomputing Helps Scientists Come Closer to Tailoring Drug Molecules

January 27, 2017

Computational protocol may one day enable drug developers to craft novel, therapeutic peptides that precisely target spe...

Chemist Develops New Theory for Explaining the Function of Proteins

January 16, 2017

The study of protein function is necessary for understanding the molecular basis of disease

Novel Technique Helps ID Elusive Molecules

December 21, 2016

Although they represent one of the four fundamental building blocks of life, (along with proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids)...

New Technique Switches Key Biomolecules On and Off

December 16, 2016

New procedure allows scientists to turn kinases on, and then off—providing a powerful tool for studying the effect...

X-Ray Laser Gets First Real-Time Snapshots of a Chemical Flipping a Biological Switch

November 15, 2016

Study opens new path to understanding how RNA and other complex biomolecules work, and potentially treating disease

Novel Reaction Microscope Scheme Targets Biologically Relevant Molecules

November 14, 2016

Latest spectrometer design is more sensitive to chemical fragments and can distinguish between isomers with more than one car...

How Next Generation Large Molecule Bioanalysis Technology Works

May 12, 2016

When combined with the inability to standardize and transfer analytical methods between labs, the conventional methods f...

Scientists Watch Bacterial Sensor Respond to Light in Real Time

May 6, 2016

LCLS X-ray laser takes snapshots of important reaction 1,000 times faster than ever before

A New Way to Stretch DNA

March 1, 2016

A technique called acoustic force spectroscopy uses standing sound waves in a fluid channel to tug on DNA and other biomolecu...

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