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Synthetic Molecules Emulate Enzyme Behavior

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-chemical-for-all-seasons dept.

FiReaNGeL writes "Ohio State University chemists have created a synthetic catalyst that can fold its molecular structure into a specific shape for a specific job, similar to natural catalysts. In tests, the chemists caused the catalysts to twist one way or the other, either to form one chemical product or its mirror image. They confirmed the shape of the molecules at each step using techniques such as nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Being able to quickly produce a catalyst of a particular shape would be a boon for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries."

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  1. Spelling by jasonmanley · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    You spelt behaviour wrong. I joke, I joke ... I'm a kidder.

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  2. Further Decline of Society by mlawrence · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We already spend more time on the internet and less time socializing. Now people are going to close curtains in the middle of the day to lower power bills. :(

    1. Re:Further Decline of Society by mlawrence · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Now I know why none of the other comments made any sense - I posted this in the wrong story! :)

  3. Re:Until.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't want to piss on a good idea,

    If I was from Control, you'd have already pissed on a good idea.
    If you were Control, you'd have already pissed on a good idea.
    Neither of us have pissed on a good idea, so obviously I'm not from Control

  4. Re:Until.... by apathy+maybe · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    OK, this is totally off topic, but what the fuck are you talking about? I just did a search for "if I was from control", apart from stupid things like the above post on slashdot, the only relevant thing I found was

    Get Smart wasnt that nice as i imagine.cos the trailer showed it being so funny, but in the movie is like quite lame. i think they overdid it with the lame humor. like when the actor said something thats supposed to make ppl laugh, no one laugh at all. SO SAD THE PRODUCER! xD
    i like the part where max & seigfried talk to each other.
    Max: if i was from CONTROL you'd already be dead.
    Sieg:if you were form CONTROL you'd already be dead.
    Max:well, since neither of us are dead it proves that im NOT from CONTROL.

    So, there is a movie? A movie about Get Smart? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425061/ I guess so.

    So yeah, I found the answer myself. Stupid memes. (I still don't get the one about hot grits and Natille Portman, though I found out apparently she is some actor or another. Oh yeah, and just because I don't watch movies or TV or know about popular culture, doesn't make me not a geek. I play Nethack, I read Slashdot, I program, so fuck you if you want my fucking non-existent "geek membership card" or whatever.)

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  5. Re:Until.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Its non-existent! Then who the hell sent me the application form!