Academic researchers originally used the synthesized chemical to study nerve cell conduction.
With the proper cocktail of chemical nutrients, a cell line fermenting in a cylindrical vat at about 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit can generate millions of cells growing in suspension.
Ion channels sit in a cell's outer membrane and let electrically charged atoms (ions, as they are known in chemical jargon) in and out of the cell.
The short circuit resulted in a thermal runaway -- a chemical chain reaction -- in cell six, which spread to adjacent cells.
It is thought that Parkinson's is linked to the death of a certain type of brain cell that produces a chemical called dopamine.
These proteins transmit chemical signals into a wide variety of cell types.
At the time, the hot research area was in testing G-protein-coupled receptors, or GPCRS. These proteins transmit chemical signals into a wide variety of cell types.
This substance is a neurotransmitter one of several dozen chemical messengers that carry signals from one nerve cell to another.
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This week the French announced the arrest of what appears to be an al-Qaida cell whose members were planning a chemical weapons attack on the Paris subway.
Every fuel cell, which generates electricity by a chemical reaction (as opposed to combustion), has an electrolyte.
The chemical keeps the cocktail intact until it binds to a cancer cell, delivering a potent dose of anti-tumor poison.
This chemical is a neurotransmitter: its molecules carry messages from one nerve cell to another.
This month, China is set to decide on whether to place a tariff on U.S. chemical imports specifically polysilicon used in the solar cell manufacturing process.
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According to an AP report, the chemical keeps the drug combination intact until it binds to a cancer cell and delivers its anti-tumor cocktail.
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Research in autism has indicated abnormalities in spinal fluid and chemical signaling in the brain- anecdotal reports of children undergoing stem cell therapy have indicated some potentially encouraging results.
The question is when storing of electricity in batteries or a fuel cell feedstock will become more eonomicial than burning a form of chemical energy to gain mechanical power.
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In another exciting development, researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a self-charging power cell that's able to directly convert mechanical energy into chemical energy, making it possible to harvest up to five times more energy from footsteps.
There are 6 billion chemical letters that make up the DNA double helix at the center of every cell.
Illinois-based company Renew Power has said it has already come up with a fuel cell compatible with mobile phones, by using formic acid, the chemical sprayed by black ants on the attack.
The team of researchers, led by Dr Anastasis Stephanou, carried out laboratory tests on heart cells which found that a major chemical component of green tea known as epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) can reduce cell death after a heart attack or stroke.
It is also suspected that brain cell death in Parkinson's patients is caused by over-activity of another brain chemical called glutamate.
Guilford researchers hope to find a chemical that can block this enzyme, thereby stopping the toxic effects of glutamate without having to bludgeon brain-cell receptors with noxious chemicals.
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