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May 20, 2013

Silencing Bacterial Communications

Antibiotics: New highly active inhibitors of quorum sensing show promise as agents against staph infections

May 20, 2013

Eliminating Ethylene

Platinum nanoparticles on mesoporous silica oxidize fruit-ripening gas at low temperatures

May 20, 2013

Iron Makes RNA Catalyze An Additional Chemical Reaction

Replicating conditions on ancient Earth adds a new twist to RNA’s possible role in the origin of life

May 20, 2013

Metabolite Helps Modify tRNA

Biosynthetic pathway may proceed through unusual intermediate

May 20, 2013

Diagnosing Ancient Disease

Molecules in the remains of ancient humans reveal the pathogens that plagued them

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