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HHMI Bulletin Spring 2013 Nicole Kresge	A Structural Toolbox Natalie Strynadka wants to design a better antibiotic. Her strategy: learn about the molecules bacteria use to invade cells. Her tool: structural biology.
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Chemistry World April 4, 2012 Harriet Brewerton	Speeding up wound healing Scientists in China have developed a material that reduces the time required for a skin wound to heal.
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Chemistry World February 3, 2015 Jennifer Newton	Chip-on-a-cell Colleagues at the Institute of Microelectronics Barcelona affixed polysilicon chips, which act as barcodes, onto the outer surface of the zona pellucida, a membrane that surrounds immature egg.cells and embryos.
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Chemistry World February 2, 2014 Emma Stoye	Artificial membrane harvests light like a cell Photosensitive compounds built into an artificial membrane can capture light energy in the same way as proton pumps found in biological cells.