A block chemical test was also carried out and was to be all ok and within specs.
Not exact matches
Miller
tested the hypothesis that life's
chemical building
blocks were formed when Earth had an atmosphere rich in methane, ammonia, water, and hydrogen.
Specifically, the Mount Sinai study was designed to
test whether pharmacological compounds designed to
block the function of XPO1 / CRM1 could stop disease progression in mouse models that exhibit some of the characteristics of MS. Researchers found that two
chemical agents (called KPT - 276 and KPT - 350) prevented XPO1 / CRM1 from shuttling cargo out of the nucleus of nerve cells, which protected them from free radicals and structural damage.
They also
tested structurally similar molecules available at the SBP's Conrad Prebys Center for
Chemical Genomics (Prebys Center) to determine whether any also
blocked the protease.
Building on previous work from Yuan's lab showing that the activity of RIPK1 could be
blocked by a
chemical called necrostatin - 1, the research team
tested how ALS cells in lab dishes would respond to the same treatment.
Goswami decided to tackle the problem by teaming up with Seymour
Block, a
chemical engineer who has been
testing different ways of killing bacteria.
The
tested compound looks and acts like the
chemical building
blocks of DNA, called nucleosides.
In 2006 we publish the results of
testing a new
chemical that
blocks BRAF.
Later studies, though, suggested that the organic building
blocks of life may have been present in the Martian dirt
tested by Viking, but that other
chemicals there would have destroyed these organics when heated for the experiment.
First, the
chemical was
tested in the lab, where it partly
blocked liver cells from producing glucose (a form of sugar).
In the power
block area, the team also completed a hydrostatic
test of the boiler in late January and is preparing the boiler's evaporator section for a
chemical cleaning.