Sentences with phrase «into chemical structure»

Not exact matches

They dreamed up the New York WaterMaker, a machine that can turn any H2O into NYC H2O, with «the exact hardness, molecular structure and chemical composition,» according to the product's website.

Patterns of physico - chemical activity, for example, may never deviate from strict routines, but the harnessing of these invariable patterns by higher dimensions into animate or conscious organic structures is precarious.

Through more than 50 years of scientific and technological advancement, Watson saw the chemical structure he once helped to unravel now pieced into a personal genetic landscape that lay before him.

Tissue from their placentas, the uterine structure that provides oxygen and nutrients to the fetus, was analyzed for a specific enzyme, CYP1A1, which changes endocrine - disrupting chemicals into a form that can interfere directly with the body's thyroid hormone receptors.

«Although this Edisonian approach is useful for a posteriori understanding of the factors that govern assembly,» notes Kumar, Chemical Engineering Department Chair and the study's co-author, «it doesn't allow us to a priori design these materials into desired structures.

«The atomic force microscope gives us new information about the chemical bond, which is incredibly useful for understanding how different molecular structures connect up and how you can convert from one shape into another shape,» said Crommie.

Vivek Vasantha at A * STAR Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences — together with scientists from across Singapore under the Innovative Marine Antifouling Solutions (IMAS) program — developed a new block copolymer that can self - assemble into spherical micelle structures in which one monomer forms the core and the other forms the outer shell.

«You could imagine that, before even synthesizing [a chemical], a chemist puts the structure into the [tool] to ask if it's safe,» says toxicologist Thomas Hartung of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, who led the effort.

Reactants can flow into the hollow structure through holes in the faces, interacting with more platinum atoms in the chemical reaction than would be the case on a flat sheet of platinum or traditional, nonhollowed nanoparticles.

But, the computer only generates sequences for brand new protein recipes; the molecules then need to be folded into a three - dimensional structure to function, whether it's helping cells recognize chemicals, driving chemical reactions or the myriad other functions that proteins perform in the natural world.

The printed structure is simply erased by immersing it into a chemical solvent.

They coated this scaffold with growth factors — chemical cues to goad stem cells into becoming specific cell types — then soaked the structure in a solution of stem cells extracted from Beyene's bone marrow.

While stronger chemical control caused molecules to assemble into chain - shaped structures, the effects of stronger entropic controls were found to be more counterintuitive.

By comparing high - resolution structures of two complexes — one containing both a DUB and a pseudo-DUB, and two copies of an inactive DUB by itself — the team determined that KIAA0157 alters the shape of the BRCC36 active site, by swinging an amino acid into position to make the complex able to catalyze chemical reactions.

The increase in medical radiation exposure (from 0.53 mSv to 3.0 mSv) stemmed primarily from a rise in the use of computer tomography (CT) scans (which use x-rays to create cross sectional images of inside the body to spot tumors, clogged arteries, among other things), and nuclear imaging tests, which involve injecting radioactive chemicals into the bloodstream that can be picked up by special instruments and used to create images of the body's inner structures.

The team finds that the mineral disassociates into two phases one a magnesium silicate perovskite missing iron, which is represented by the Fe portion of the chemical formula, and a new mineral, that is iron - rich and hexagonal in structure, called the H - phase.

The Chicago researchers have shown that aspirin splits into two parts and affixes one part to the enzyme, permanently altering its chemical structure and blocking the reaction that produces prostaglandins.

The team employed LANSCE's combination of proton and neutron radiography and neutron diffraction tools to gain deeper insights into the meteorite's physical structure, chemical composition and microstructure without making a single slice.

New theoretical approaches provide insights into chemical bonding and structure from biology to materials

Based on its symmetrical chemical nature, the team expected multiple molecules to come together into a larger structure, as if they were Lego blocks snapping together.

When tiny crystals known as nanoparticles assemble into complex, highly branched structures they gain unique properties that can be used to channel light, promote chemical reactions or store energy.

Flavonoids help maintain a healthy collagen structure by (1) decreasing blood vessel permeability, thereby decreasing the influx of inflammatory mediators into areas of damage; (2) preventing free radical damage by means of their potent antioxidant properties; (3) inhibiting damage to collagen tissue caused by enzymes that break down collagen; (4) inhibiting the release of inflammatory chemicals; and (5) reinforcing the natural cross-linking of collagen fibers to make them stronger.

Once broken down into animo acids, it helps build and repair tissue, supports the work of antibodies to protect against viruses and bacteria, forms enzymes which carry out important chemical reactions, give structure to our cells, and carries messages as hormones to help our systems communicate.

Dorland medical dictionary further defines a poison as «any substance which, when relatively small amounts are ingested, inhaled, or absorbed, or applied to, injected into, or developed within the body, has chemical action that may cause damage to structure or disturbance of function, producing symptomatology, illness or death.»

While we won't get into the specifics of trans fats chemical structure, we now know its structure is likely the cause of the myriad of problems brought on by trans fat consumption.

Fats can be classified into three general types of fatty acids, based on their chemical structure:

Due to their chemical structure, carbs are divided into simple carbohydrates (fast carbs) and complex carbohydrates (slow carbs).

Wrote Stitt: «Proteins are very similar to certain toxins in molecular structure, and the puffing process of putting the grain under fifteen hundred pounds per square inch of pressure and then releasing it may produce chemical changes which turn a nutritious grain into a poisonous substance.»

School grounds should be inspected for potential hazards such as: • Verandah poles outside doorways, in thoroughfares or in situations where students are unlikely to see them, especially while running; • Steps and changes in level which are poorly proportioned, difficult to see or lack handrails; • Fencing, gates and railings which students climb and which have structural problems, sharp protrusions, splinters or other hazards; • Trip hazards at ground level — protruding drainage pit covers, irregular paving, cracks or tree roots in thoroughfares, broken off post or other remnants of old structures; • Loose gravely surfaces on slopes and where students run; • Slippery patches which may stay damp in winter; • Rocks which students can fall onto or throw around; • Embankments which students can slip down or which have protruding sharp objects; • Blind corners in busy areas; taps and hoses which are positioned where students play or walk; window glass at low levels through which students could fall; • Holes, cracks or exposed irrigation fixtures in ovals; • Trees or shrubs with poisonous parts, sharp spikes or thorns or branches at eye level; • Splinters and deteriorating timbers in seats, retaining edges and other wooden constructions; • sSeds or other areas with hazardous chemicals or machinery to which students have access; rubbish skips which students can climb into or around, or which place students at risk when trucks enter the school; • Areas within the site used for car parking when students are present; and, • Sporting equipment such as goal posts or basketball rings which have structural or other design or maintenance problems.

Reconstructed in this show from photographs taken before it was destroyed, Merzbau looks like a teenager's chaotically messy bedroom transformed by some chemical into a self - replicating, swift - spreading crystalline structure that has turned everything it's touched into pure, mad Merz.

Invented by Yaghi, COFs and MOFs consist of molecules (organics for COFs and metal - organics for MOFs) that are stitched into large and extended netlike frameworks whose structures are held together by strong chemical bonds.

Exceptional insight into studying the forms and structures of bodily organs and tissues through systematic observation and dissection, along with demonstrated expertise in investigating the chemical structure and function of living cells, and their isolated components, make me an excellent choice to hire as a life scientist at your organization.