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Pauling and Proteins: Helices in the Air

Mounted models of the gamma helix and alpha helix, as housed in the Special Collections Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries. Read more

Paperblog Pick in Science

The Beethoven Mouse - a Key to Auditory Transduction

I have to pass on this great montage cover and its legend from the journal Neuron. The article referenced described a gene mutation that leads to progressive hearing loss. Read more

LATEST ARTICLES BY PAPERBLOGGERS

Preparing for Supply Chain Disruptions

"After tsunamis, protests, wildfires, and riots — to name just a few recent major disruptions — few managers can be unaware of companies' vulnerability to the... Read more

The 26 August 2013 by Stephendeangelis
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The Terrible & Radioactive Truth in The Pacific Ocean

The facts, why we are in danger and what we should do Read more

The 28 August 2013 by Ningauble
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The Next Billion Consumers

Bain & Company analysts Wlademir Gomes, Louis Lim, Robert Schaus, and David Cooper, report, "The global marketplace is minting a new set of consumers that's... Read more

The 19 August 2013 by Stephendeangelis
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Quantum Computing and Machine Learning

"The brain performs its canonical task — learning — by tweaking its myriad connections according to a secret set of rules," writes Natalie Wolchover. "To... Read more

The 22 August 2013 by Stephendeangelis
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Nasdaq Technical Glitch Highlights System Vulnerabilities

Trading today came to a sudden halt on the Nasdaq exchange as the result of a technical glitch. Jacob Bunge, Kaitlyn Kiernan, and Tomi Kilgore, reported that... Read more

The 22 August 2013 by Stephendeangelis
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Neanderthals Invented Specialised Bone Tools

Around 800,000 years ago the human family split in two. One branch left our African homeland, travelling north into Europe whilst the other remained behind. Read more

The 20 August 2013 by Reprieve
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Include Me Out: Mercury Azides

An interesting paper appeared in Angewandte Chemie yesterday detailing a re-investigation of a number of mercury azides that were—for reasons that will become... Read more

The 28 August 2013 by Brsm
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LSD Mutates Into NBOMe

What’s on that blotter? It is a darkly poetic indictment of the War on Drugs that LSD, the first synthetic psychedelic, demonized for decades and the target of... Read more

The 18 August 2013 by Dirkh
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(+/-)-Harringtonolide

Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Hainanolidol and Harringtonolide via Oxidopyrylium-Based [5 + 2] CycloadditionWeiping Tang et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013,... Read more

The 23 August 2013 by Brsm
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Done is Better Than Perfect

I’ve never really been what you might call a perfectionist. Nor do I believe that it’s ok to do a half-assed job of things. It’s good to do things right and to... Read more

The 30 August 2013 by Betchaboy
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