In a specially built workshop, protein solutions are exposed to every conceivable range of conditions varying in such things as the acidity, salt concentration and temperature of the solution to persuade them to crystallise.

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Thermopod offers a solution in the form of biodegradable, temperature-controlled packaging made of recycled textile fibers.

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Tetracycline stored at body temperature lost 80% of its potency after four weeks in ordinary solution, but lost none when stored in silk films.

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Hiring people with the scientific training to regulate the preflight temperature and water purity and to control waste during transit is the only solution, say experts such as John Neo, who heads aquarium-gear supplier Ehaim Asia.

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They consist of clusters of zinc-oxide crystals, which are easily precipitated from a solution of zinc acetate in diethylene glycol (better known as antifreeze) at the right temperature.

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