Imperial Valley News Center
United States Breaks Ground on New U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - In an important symbol of enduring friendship with Turkmenistan, U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan Allan Mustard and local officials broke ground today on the new U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat.
Microbe Sleuth
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- Written by Helen Knight
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Microbes may seem small and insignificant, but in evolutionary terms the tiny organisms punch far above their weight.
Big range of behaviors for tiny graphene pores
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- Written by Jennifer Chu
Cambridge, Massachusetts - The surface of a single cell contains hundreds of tiny pores, or ion channels, each of which is a portal for specific ions. Ion channels are typically about 1 nanometer wide; by maintaining the right balance of ions, they keep cells healthy and stable.
Biomimetic non-reflective coating for solar cells wins MADMEC
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- Written by Rob Matheson
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Biomimicry - known as “innovation inspired by nature” - has led to the invention of bullet trains, vaccines, adhesives, and light bulbs, among other things.
Natural light switch
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- Written by Peter Dizikes
Cambridge, Massachusetts - MIT scientists, working with colleagues in Spain, have discovered and mapped a light-sensing protein that uses vitamin B12 to perform key functions, including gene regulation.
DART Protein Shows Potential as Shock-and-Kill Strategy Against HIV
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- Written by Sarah Avery
Durham, North Carolina - A unique molecule developed at Duke Medicine, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and MacroGenics, Inc., is able to bind HIV-infected cells to the immune system’s killer T cells. It could become a key part of a shock-and-kill strategy being developed in the hope of one day clearing HIV infection.
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