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African-American chemist Percy Julian featured on PBS TV special
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-02-05 19:52:28
At 8 p.m. EST on Tuesday, February 6, 2007, PBS airs the two-hour NOVA television special “Forgotten Genius”—the story about the largely unknown but inspiring life of African-American chemist Percy Julian. He is widely regarded as one of the most important chemists of the twentieth century.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-02-05 19:52:28
At 8 p.m. EST on Tuesday, February 6, 2007, PBS airs the two-hour NOVA television special “Forgotten Genius”—the story about the largely unknown but inspiring life of African-American chemist Percy Julian. He is widely regarded as one of the most important chemists of the twentieth century.
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Lab disaster may lead to new cancer drug
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-02-05 03:53:36
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-02-05 03:53:36
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Her carefully cultured cells were dead and Katherine Schaefer was annoyed, but just a few minutes later, the researcher realized she had stumbled onto a potential new cancer treatment.
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Peptide-covered iron nanoparticles home in on cancerous tumors
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-01-29 18:39:56
Researchers discover that covering iron-oxide nanoparticles with a special peptide allows nanoparticles to stick to blood protein clots found only on the blood-vessel walls of cancerous tumors. Once stuck to the clot, the researchers say that additional nanoparticles accumulate at the clot site, which eventually will stop blood flow and ultimately will kill the tumor.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-01-29 18:39:56
Researchers discover that covering iron-oxide nanoparticles with a special peptide allows nanoparticles to stick to blood protein clots found only on the blood-vessel walls of cancerous tumors. Once stuck to the clot, the researchers say that additional nanoparticles accumulate at the clot site, which eventually will stop blood flow and ultimately will kill the tumor.
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Branson’s new Virgin business to store stem cells
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-01-29 11:33:04
On Thursday, February 1, 2007, English entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, chairman of The Virgin Group Ltd, opens a bio-tech business to cold-store stem cells for parents in the form of umbilical blood from newborn children.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-01-29 11:33:04
On Thursday, February 1, 2007, English entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, chairman of The Virgin Group Ltd, opens a bio-tech business to cold-store stem cells for parents in the form of umbilical blood from newborn children.
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