Sentences with phrase «uses radioactive molecules»

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Manchester scientists have revealed how arsenic molecules might be used to «fish out» the most toxic elements from radioactive nuclear waste — a breakthrough that could make the decommissioning industry even safer and more effective.

Using radioactive tracers, they found that a phosphorous molecule has to attach in a certain spot.

They can stay stable for years, whereas radioactive molecules must be used soon after manufacturing and require special training for use.

This method, known as targeted radionuclide therapy, or TRT, involves the use of molecules labeled with radioactive atoms that are injected into patients and localized in cancer cells.

By manipulating the genetic sequences, characterizing the resulting metabolites and using radioactive labeling experiments it was possible to elucidate the structure of the novel molecules and to unravel the detailed biosynthetic pathways.

By engineering red blood cells to have «sticky» proteins on their surface, a team of researchers has given the cells the ability to carry anything from drugs to treat immune disorders or cancer to radioactive molecules used in imaging of blood vessels.

A radioactive isotope, carbon - 14, and part of the carbon molecule, found in unfossilized human and animal bone and charcoal, has been used to date Neamderthal remains and it was this carbon - 14 dating method that established the date for Neanderthal extinction - 28,000 years ago - as well as the dates assigned to the various Neanderthal sites found throughout Eurasia.