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Entries from June 14th, 2009

Microbes point to method for isolating harmful forms of drugs

June 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Scientists at MIT and Brown University are studying how the segregation and change in current from right-hand bacteria from left-hand bacteria. This discovery could impact our understanding on how water microbes affect the current of the water. The two-handed quality is called chirality and in a molecule it can make the difference to healing or [...]

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World’s largest laser opens

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Scientists have been searching for years on how to harness the stars energy and supply it here on Earth. The world’s largest laser at The National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. It is the size of approximately three football fields long. One hundred and ninety-two laser beams channel this laser and will deliver [...]

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