New and improved drug-delivery molecules for skeletal muscle

New and improved drug-delivery molecules for skeletal muscle

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new drug-delivery molecule, a zwitterionic polymer complex that can help get plasmid DNA inside cells when injected into skeletal muscle, a crucial step in the expression of therapeutic RNA and proteins. The study is published in the journal Biomaterials Science. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a…

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Bronx study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day—data reveal demographic disparities in exposure levels

Bronx study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day—data reveal demographic disparities in exposure levels

There are significant differences in how much people are exposed to air pollution, according to a new study co-authored by MIT scholars that takes daily mobility into account. There are significant differences in how much people are exposed to air pollution, according to a new study co-authored by MIT scholars that takes daily mobility into account. Environment Phys.org…

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Optical fibers fit for the age of quantum computing

Optical fibers fit for the age of quantum computing

A new generation of specialty optical fibers has been developed by physicists at the University of Bath in the UK to cope with the challenges of data transfer expected to arise in the future age of quantum computing. A new generation of specialty optical fibers has been developed by physicists at the University of Bath in…

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New data-driven map reveals extensive peatlands in Amazon Basin

New data-driven map reveals extensive peatlands in Amazon Basin

A consortium of researchers led by the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and Charles University, Prague have developed a new data-driven map which predicts substantially more peatland area in the Amazon basin than previously estimated. The high-resolution map provides the first field-data-driven extent of peatlands in the Amazon basin and will be useful for future…

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