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Atmospheric aerosol particles are essential for the formation of clouds and precipitation. A new study reveals that rainfall ...

New research reveals the detailed mechanisms of how mitochondria process transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules, which are essential ...

UCLA scientists just published a paper in the journal Science that disproves Bredt's rule, which has “constrained chemists for a century.” ...

UCLA chemists have found a big problem with a fundamental rule of organic chemistry that has been around for 100 years—it's ...

A long-standing goal of neuroscience is to understand how molecules and cellular structures on a microscale give rise to communication between brain regions at the macroscale.

BASF and AM Green have partnered to explore low-carbon chemical production in India, focusing on renewable energy-powered ...

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