Category: Research
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A Look at the Chemistry of Einsteinium and other Trans-Plutonium Elements
BY GORDON PEIKER When a chemist needs a chemical or compound it is usually a trivial task to walk over to the stockroom or order it online. However, when a chemist needs a sample of einsteinium, instead of going to the stockroom they must go to one of the few facilities in the world that…
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Lipid Nanoparticles, a New Direction for Genetic Vector Development
BY PATRICK TSENG The standard method for transporting genetic material into cells is through viral vectors. For example, of the two gene therapies approved by the FDA (Luxturna and Zolgensma), both of them use viral vectors1. Only recently has the mention of lipid nanoparticles surfaced due to their implementation in mRNA vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech…