Spreading and clotting of platelets shown to be regulated by separate pathways
When skin is cut or damaged, tiny cell fragments circulating in the blood, called platelets, arrive at the injury and spread out to stop the blood from leaking out. Once enough layers of platelets ...
Fusing two immune system proteins leads to a new method of generating antibodies
The Food and Drug Administration has approved more than 100 monoclonal antibodies to treat a range of diseases. Other ...
Dynamic density functional theory offers new approach to understanding protein–membrane interactions
Proteins interacting with cell membranes play a vital role in countless biological processes, from how cells communicate to ...
Listening to quantum atoms talk together thanks to acoustics
What happens when a quantum physicist is frustrated by the limitations of quantum mechanics when trying to study densely ...
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Gas injectors (IMAGE)
Six gas valves, shown here as yellow-pink puffs, provided the most effective cooling in highly sophisticated computer models created using a PPPL computer code known as M3D-C1. This code creates ...
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Drawing dot and cross diagrams
Instead of trying to remember lots of different dot and cross diagrams, it may help to understand how to draw them.